#also if u portray him as LIKING sleep i will personally bite you

[kami-kun1003]

TWST fic writers stop reducing Silver’s entire personality to just “sleepy boy who falls asleep all the time and is sooooo sleepy and tired and did i mention he sleeps a lot and also he loves his dad” challenge (impossible) (gone wrong)

[angsty-omi]

arms tonite

fuckboy!atsumu miya x fem!reader

genre: angst, unrequited love,

cw: suggestive content, swearing, heartbreak

word count: 1.5 k

Different girl every night and no repeats; that was the rule of law Atsumu Miya lived by. Whether it was Asians, Whites, or Black girls he didn’t discriminate. If they had a beating heart and a pussy then he was set. Hearing about these conquests as his best friend, really made you think ‘wow who’s the poor that let Atsumu put his dick in that night?’ And as you would find it, soon enough it’d be you.

Media portrayal of college students, especially in movies, falsely portrayed college students and gave unrealistic ideas of how they live. These media outlets give impractical ideas of what college students are- intense party seekers, people who have all the time in the world, or just lazy nonworking students who revolve everything around their social lives. This was, by all means not true.

You, and many other diligent college students, can attest to this. The heavy number of finals and research papers due would soon drown you in your sleep. To prevent you from feeling overwhelmed, you always went to him. The one person who could talk your ear off, which though annoying, kept your mind off things, Miya Atsumu. See, Atsumu had the ultimate college experience. The ones that occurred on screen, the ‘intense party seeking’ events where somehow your invite was always lost in the mail. Every Wednesday, you’d always fit him into your schedule for brunch, which mostly consisted of him talking about the ‘new freshman babes’ at the Inarizaki Frat House, and you lived vicariously through him, not because you were envious of his lifestyle, rather, you were just interested in what could’ve been. 

“Did you get that Y/N?” Your thoughts were interrupted.

“U-uh, yeah! Of course, I did.” You tried playing it off, but Atsumu could see right through you. He knew all your mannerisms, for example, when you bite your lip, it’s a sign that you’re prepared for a big change or if you handball your T-Shirt, you’re feeling insecure. He could tell you had something weighing in on you, but he decided to ignore your blatant lie and wait for you to tell him.

“So, are you gonna tell how you’ve been doin’?” He lightly asked. 

“Yeah, uh life has been hard for me… I guess. It’s just that- with all these finals I am feeling so overwhelmed,” you buried your face in your hands to attempt forgetting about school. Knowing Atsumu, he would just drown out your sorrow, or so you thought. You continued, “I can’t eat, sleep, or you know-,” not even acknowledging the fact you just referred about your inability to get off. Atsumu became was suspiciously quiet. 

“What,” you furrowed your eyebrows. “Nothing, Nothing,” he shook his head, chuckling.

 “No, seriously what’s so funny?”

“You really want to know?”

“Yes.”

“Ya’ reeeaaaallly want to know?”

“I said yes already, just spit it out,” you irritated with anticipation. 

“I could help your little issue down there,” Atsumu grinned. Studying? When has Atsumu Miya ever wanted to study with you? The only reason he got into this school was because  he was a D1 athlete. Unless, he turned a new leaf and he chose a path where you don’t slap a ball back and forth because quite frankly you thought that it was risky caree- Oh. That little issue. “You’ve got to be kidding, I would never,” you felt offended. It wasn’t that he was ugly, it was quite the opposite. He had a charming personality, while also being built like a Greek God, and with a face like that it’s no wonder these girls fall for him. However, you felt too prideful to sleep with him. Sure, you may have some underlying feelings for him that you shut down deep inside, but you didn’t want to be treated like a human toy. So, that thought was always out of the question.  

“Never say n-” He was interrupted with his corny ringtone.

“Hello?... Yeah, I’m free, right now… Alright, see you then.” 

Atsumu always did this, it was like clockwork. He’d bail on you when you clearly were in distress and he could not even prioritize time to listen. He even, left you with the check. Sure, he’d Venmo you afterwards, but it still hurt nonetheless. On the walk back to your dorm, your thoughts were full of cursing Atsumu out for always bailing on you. Holding it in for so long only lasted you so much before you exploded. 

That night, Atsumu came over, not even expecting your wrath. 

An hour in, and he still couldn’t understand your argument. “Atsumu, if you could just.. I don’t know- not bail on me? Cause you know, it’s common courtesy!” You exclaimed. 

“Dude, it was literally just a few times, I don’t know why you’re getting so upset?”

“Upset? Upset? Upset is an understatement. How would you feel if I dropped you for some dick?”

“Like that would ever happen. C’mon, Y/N, you’re acting like my girlfriend and I’m uncomfortable.” He blurted, frustrated that this argument has lasted almost two hours. He just rejected you, and you didn’t even get the chance to even address those feelings. 

“Get out.”

“You know I didn’t mean it that way.”

“I don’t care, get out.” You wiped a treacherous tear from your eye. You opened the door, and gestured him to leave. But, he just stood there. Moving over to him in tears, you tried to push him out. Your measly arms were incomparable to his toned abs that he’s built since high school. He grasped your arms, and for a moment you could feel his padded thumb, wiping your cheek. Your faces were only a few inches away. This was your chance to get a taste of him, before he turned into a stranger. You leaned in his lips.

The lack of return made your heart drop. You let go and rambled with apologies,“I-I’m so sorry. Look, I-” He shut you up with another kiss, more passionate than yours. “I told ya’ I could fix that little issue of yours.”

The morning after, you woke up with your body aching in pain. Drool all over your chin, and in disgust, you wiped your mouth and skimmed your calendar. ‘The biomedical final isn’t at 10, it’s at 8-’ whispering to yourself. Your heart dropped to the pit of your stomach. Then, you slowly gazed at your alarm clock, ‘7:57 AM’ it read. 

“Shit! Shit! Shit!” you screamed to yourself. Without thinking, you dashed out the door and sped to the testing center. At the entrance, your professor met eyes with you. “Testing entry is closed, I thought you were better than this, Y/N.” Scolding you up and down. I only missed the final by a couple of minutes, why is she shunning me? You thought. But before you could continue, you looked down. There you were, love marks all over, in your panties and an oversized T-shirt to top it off. 

You rushed into your dorm, to find the vampire who did this to you. The universe was seemingly against you once more, because on your way over to your bedroom, you slipped on a textbook. How ironic. The loud slam woke him up, making him sit upright. “Oh my God Y/N are you okay?” He said with a concerned look on his face.

“Why the fuck are you still in my bed?” 

“Well if you wanna know the details-” He smirked, “No no no, I’m okay,” you interrupted him. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to understand what went on. 

You felt blood drip on your upper lip. Both of you just stared in shock. Immediately, he swiped you up, bridal style, and plopped you onto the sink. He stood in between your legs, soaking your nose with numerous amounts of toilet paper. There was a comfortable silence in the air. You know, Atsumu was quite beautiful with his mouth closed. The way the sunlight accentuated his sharp features, with his eyes reflecting a shade of light hazel. In an impulse, you pecked his lips and to your surprise, he reciprocated. 

It’s been a month since you’ve been hooking up and it’s become your new normal. As a small treat, you wanted to do surprise.

Prior to this dynamic, as best friends you always had a spare key, which his twin brother made sure of because Atsumu was forgetful. As tacky as it was, you were wearing a trench coat, that covered your bright red two-piece lingerie underneath. Silently twisting the knob, you walked into to his bedroom. The apartment was still clean, signaling that he wasn’t home. In which, gave you enough time to position yourself on his bed. After many awkward attempts of seductive positions, you chose the cross-over leg at the edge of his bed, which accentuated your hips. 

You heard his front door open, and his loud voice gave you the signal. You felt relaxed, but it wasn’t until you heard another voice. High-pitched and fruity, it was one of those voices you could tell it’d belong to a pretty girl. You panicked, and mentally scolded yourself for pushing Atsumu to go with a minimalist aesthetic for his bedroom, which left nowhere to hide for you. The knob was opened slightly, where only he could see you. Eye contact was made, and he immediately slammed the door shut. 

There was a muffled, “Hey! uh- my room is kind of dirty right now. Let’s go over to yours.” And after, hearing the front door shut, you assumed she complied. In awe, you mentally kicked yourself over and over again. You took off your attire immediately walking into your bedroom, it burned your skin with insecurities and embarrassment. So much for putting yourself out there. Although, what hurt the most was the way his eyes were full of disgust when he saw you.

That night, he knocked at your door. You opened it, thinking it was your food.

Your heart was beating rapidly, because just an hour ago you made a whole scheme of routes to take without seeing him. You coyly responded with, “you’re not my DoorDash,” and tried to close the door. But he blocked it.

“We need to talk,” he said in the most serious tone you’ve personally ever heard from him. How could those words scare you when you’re not in a relationship.

“What was that shit you pulled earlier?” He irritated. You felt so small under his gaze.

“I thought it would’ve been nice,” you mumbled. “Nice? That girl was the president of one of the most notorious sororities. She could’ve seen you.” He yelled, continuously blaming you. The way he viewed her, would never be the way he saw you. You were just a friend who needed a favor, not someone he actually wanted to pursue.

“You know what? Fine, my fault. Sorry that I ruined it, sorry that I showed up, sorry that I even planned it, sorry I ever thought that you saw me more than just a skank, sorry I even called you over that night, and finally, sorry for ever loving-” it just slipped out. His eyes widened, “Finish that sentence, Y/N. If I knew-”

“Knew what? Knew that I loved you, you wouldn’t have gotten involved? Yeah, well it’s too late. You know what? Just get out. I never want to see you again, Miya,” you sobbed, tears flowing down your face freely. Pounding your fists against his chest. His immobility gave you a small sliver of hope.

“I’m not ready, Y/N. I can’t give you what you want.” Conflicted, unbeknownst whether he was talking to you or himself. “But we can still be friends.”

That sentence was the nail in the coffin.

“It hurts to even look at you Atsumu.” Your voice cold. For someone that could read you so well, why did he think that would save your relationship? “I’ll.. be on my way then.” He slowly got up, and turned the knob. Selfishly enough, he made one more glance at you. He embraced this last glance. Did you know you were beautiful? Even with snot, running down your nose. Of course, you didn’t look back, you were too focused on biting your lips.

Atsumu’s face went pale. He knew what sign that meant. And the change was him. You were really set on ghosting him. With the door closed and Atsumu leaning on it, he couldn’t help to question why that made a pang in his heart.

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[farmnap]

Fluff Alphabet- Dream

A = Attractive (What do they find attractive about the other?)

Dream likes physicality/clinginess. He acts annoyed sometimes but he loves it when you climb into his lap while he’s streaming or how your always by his side whenever you guys going anywhere. He enjoys knowing where you are at all times and making sure your safe. 

B = Baby (Do they want a family? Why/Why not?)

He would love to have a family with you. He’s super paternal and kind so he’d totally be a good dad. He would want a family because he seeing how kind and strong you are believes those are good traits for a parent.

C = Cuddle (How do they cuddle?)

His positions switch up. Sometimes he likes to bed help and comforted and other times he holds you tight. Either way he gets as close to you as possible. dream is 100% a human furnace when sleeping. This makes it difficult to cuddle every night but he wouldn't let you go.

D = Dates (What are dates with them like?)

He’d probably try to be fancy and romantic all the time but is too goofy to. Like he’d take you to a restaurant but the food would be terrible. Or you’d go to an art museum and would just make fun of the “art”. 

E = Everything (You are my ____ (e.g. my life, my world…))

My humor. You make him laugh and to him he finds that the best feature in an S/O. 

F = Feelings (When did they know they were in love?)

 when you met his family and y’all got along great. he remembers Drista’s laugh as you teased her about school, and how nice you were to his parents. he loves his family and to see how respectful you were made his heart swell

G = Gentle (Are they gentle? If so, how?)

He wouldn’t be gentle at all. I feel like he’d treat you like he would Sapnap, like pushing you around and play fighting (not hard dw) he would never hurt you but he also enjoys joking around with you. 

H = Hands (How do they like to hold hands?)

He would hold your hand tight to his, even if they got sweaty and hot. He likes having a hold on you so he could protect you. Sometimes he swing your hands back and fourth in the middle of Walmart, hitting people sometimes on accident.

I = Impression (What was their first impression?)

His first impression was your smile. How it lit up your face and made the world seem brighter. It makes his heart skip a beat every time he thinks of it

J = Jealousy (Do they get jealous?)

He doesn’t really get jealous. He knows you love him and trusts you enough that he doesn’t have to be jealous. He does get angry sometimes when you directly flirt back, even if its a joke, because he believes that that is reserved for him.

K = Kiss (How do they kiss? Who initiated the first kiss?)

He deffo kissed you first, he probably dropped you off at your house or honestly pulled you into a car make out before you get home. He kisses you passionately and deeply every time. He portrays his emotions best that way.

L = Love (Who says ‘I love you’ first?)

I feel like he would wait for you to say it first, he’s had his share of heartbreaks and has walls built up I assume. But once you say it to him he’s eager to say it back.

M = Memory (What’s their favourite memory together?)

His favorite memory is on your guys’ first date when he ate like all of your salad in four bites. He was looking at you shocked and you got all embarrassed. He found it hilarious and the laugh you let out when he told you he was just impressed, was beautiful.

N = Nickel (Do they spoil? Do they buy the person they love everything?)

He would so spoil you oml. He will buy you anything you ask. He would buy you an amusement park if you wanted. He jut knows he had money and he likes to help and spoil the people he loves.

O = Orange (What colour reminds them of their other half?)

I’d say blue because its an emotional color and you make him feel all the emotions. 

P = Pet names (What pet names do they use?)

baby, babe, cutie, bitch.

Q = Quaint (What is their favourite non-modern thing?) 

He likes sword fighting. He loves the skill and hoe it’s literally irl pvp

R = Rainy Day (What do they like to do on a rainy day?)

He hates rainy days bc he loves to go on walks with you and play football in the backyard. He jut watches tv all day, its boring but if you join him and cuddle into him, its manageable. 

S = Sad (How do they cheer themselves/others up?)

He used to cheer himself up by playing minecraft or maybe even working out, I can see that. He cheers you up by making you laugh and making you feel happy for at least a few seconds. 

T = Talking (What do they like to talk about?)

He often talks about his friends and his career. He keeps you updated and also venting to you is a good outlet for him. 

U = Unencumbered (What helps them relax?)

He just lays down or watches football. When he’s stressed he often gets angry, so he tries to avoid you as to not make you take on his anger. 

V = Vaunt (What do they like to show off? What are they proud of?)

He doesn’t show off at all as we know but he is proud of his career and fanbase. 

W = Wedding (When, how, where do they propose?)

He wouldn’t make a spectacle of proposing but he would make a video of it. Weather that video was posted online or just kept in memories would be up to you. 

X = Xylophone (What’s their song?)

I don't know enough music to accurately give a song sorry:(

Y = Yikes (Do they ever mess up in the relationship?)

Dream doesn’t mess up often but when he does its usually stupid. One time he snapped at you for asking too much about dreamsmp lore. You were just asking so many questions and his patience is only so strong.  He snapped at you, yelling loudly, telling you to just leave him alone. Now that alone wouldn’t be too bad but he got in your face and cornered you. You got scared, naturally, and had a hard time trusting him. I believe that he isn’t “toxic” but just explodes

Z = Zebra (If they wanted a pet, what would they get?)

He would get another cat but probably not a dog due to patches.

[loth-wolffe]

Hi love! May I send you a 📝? 🌻 x

Send me a 📝 and I’ll tell you what my favorite fic of yours is (and what I love about it!) 💕

hi sam!! of courseeee<33

all of ur work is so amazing and this was really really hard. like, i literally spent like a whole minute staring at your masterlist just thinking of which one is my favorite.

and since it was so hard I'm gonna go and say my top three (3) bc yes.

this is gonna be so long I'm so sorry.

soo my super top one (1) would def be chain of command. that one is SO hot i swear. but it's not just that. i mean. it's so beautifully written and like, everything you write is so amazingly done but the way you wrote thrawn feels so... him??? and for me he's a really hard character to write bc his personality is sort of hard to fully grasp and yet you did it in the most precious way, like, i can totally hear thrawn in my head with every dialogue. and you made him so yours it's mesmerizing.

and the build up! uhGggg, i could literally quote every single thing of the "introduction" of the fic. and you know, i just love everything about it, and !!! the little moments where he shows this something I can't really pinpoint the name of but it's this mix of softness and care.

when he holds her hand as she rides the toy, or the "is it better?" and when he sounds almost fond and the whole ch’itiseb thing,,,, I– fUCk. I AM crying sam.

and i love even more how it all comes to this:

There’s a small furrow of tension between his brows you’ve never seen before; a sheen of sweat across his upper lip. A tiny strand of cobalt hair has fallen across his forehead. By anybody else’s standards, he still looks nothing short of perfectly composed. But on him… these tiny signs of his slipping control are enough to throb deep between your legs. The Grand Admiral; sweating - because of you.

I- woah. the power u have given us. and i just really really like when these bad, hard, unexpressive men turn out to break for you, because of you.

and it's sO hot. so. hot. to have that kind of effect on someone. and you wrote it so amazingly, because it's not the obvious things, but the small little ones, like the sweat and the hair and how composed he must look and also not really.

and THE ENDING !!! god.

Sitting beside you, he methodically cleans the cooling cum from your body, and you can’t quite look at him as he does. Embarrassedly, you reach to take it from him.

“Thank you, sir. I can manage.”

His tone is mild, the edges of his lips lifting as he dips the damp edge into your navel.

“Perhaps. But I would prefer to.”

I JUST— this always, always has me wanting to hide my face on a pillow and i smile SO much. because there's this,,,, this thing.

how reader tries to put back that wall of professionalism between them, because at the end he is her boss, and the awkwardness she feels must be so palpable, but he wants to do this, for her. because for him there's no wall to break down or to pull back up.

"perhaps. but I would prefer to."

I MEAN– AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

you wrote this so soft. like he has this affection for her that he doesn't know how to approach, how to act on it. so it's these little things.

and i mean yeah, this is so fucking hot u know, but also it's so sweet and it's more than just smut u know. it's these little glimpses of those things that hide behind that makes my heart yEARN.

ALSO OMG WHEN TJEY KISS I- AJSKAKDJAKDJAJS I CANT EVEN SAM THAT WAS SO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

my second favorite fic is that jealous fox one i just !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and u know at the beginning when u wrote

“I don’t need sleep,” he’d told you, sounding just slightly manic. “I’m good for at least another six hours.”

You hadn’t argued. You’re still shy around him despite this being your third date, and the last thing you want is for him to think you’re trying to brush him off. He’s just so intimidating; the Commander of the entire Coruscant Guard — so hard and efficient, his authority unquestionable.

i both laugh and cry bc first of all, fox needs a break, and second of all SAME. and i just love how relatable this is. how human. to be shy and slightly awkward and hold back a bit when you're entering into a relationship with someone.

AND WHEN.

Fox’s face looks perfectly composed, but you’re sure you don’t imagine the faint narrowing of his eyes.

“Thorn.”

IM SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. i have NO words to describe the things this fic does to me. I just–

and tbh it's SO HOT.

and everything that follows is even Hotter. when he says “Fuck, you’re wet. What about this? This all for me too?” DAMN.

and before this gets any longer. i gotta say the third (3) part of mutual arrangement is my FAVEST.

and i aDORE everything about this

Slowly, so he knows what you’re doing, you reach out and release the catch at the back, lifting the helmet slowly off. He doesn’t try to stop you, although you see his posture stiffening in his chair. With his face finally free, you pause to take in the sight of him. He’s frowning, always frowning, and you automatically press your finger gently to the line between his dark brows, trying to smooth his expression. He looks tired, a shadow of stubble across his jaw and his hair sticking up in messy tufts. You can’t help the little lift to your lips… you’ve missed him, even though he’s been here the whole time.

“Hi,” you whisper.

And the sight fills your chest with light; his face relaxes fractionally. “Hi,” he echoes, sounding vaguely amused. You bend and press your lips quickly to his, standing between his knees, and he catches your wrists, holding you there as he leans in to deepen the kiss. Reaching blindly behind you to leave his helm.

I just– [incomprehensible crying]

sam u are really out there blessing us with all these beautiful words and content.

and i am TRASH for boba, and even more for soft boba. and idk if I told you this before but the way you write him is so good. so so so good. I'm always left speechless with the ease you seem to portray him and into your fics.

and this little bit that follows

“What happened to no distractions?” you murmur against his mouth, and he bites your bottom lip in warning, grinding you down onto the hardness of his codpiece.

“You happened,” he shoots back. “You can’t follow my fucking rules, on my ship,” and the rough quality of his voice would be threatening in any other circumstance but here it sends a thrill through you like a bolt of plasma.

consider me ugly sobbing and h word.

i really can't believe your talent babe, it's unparalleled. and the way you put all these emotions and make this beautiful work of pure art and make the reader feel all these things it's just– it's amazing. really.

tbh i could spend my whole life just breaking down your fics and telling you every single little thing i adore about them.

ALSO OMGGGG that cody fic with the strap 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 i think about it A LOT. so hot. fuck. its 1000000/10 i swear. no thoughts just this fic.

[jelloopy]

Here There be Gerblins Notes

Previous: Character Creation

Ep 1

The boys got the job to transport good from Neverwinter to Phandalin from Merles cousin, Gundren Rockseeker, over drinks at a bar one night. He said it was the “Last job you’ll ever need.” 

Gundren Hired Barry Bluejeans (Originally Sildar Hallwinter, but that’s a whole nother post that I already posted you should go look at it tbh) as a fighter (I also will discuss this in a post later on as I’m going through the series again) escort to Phandalin. 

The boys actually were travelling with Gundrens mutt of a dog, Ruby!  (I feel like no one mentions this or talks about it)

Merle doesn’t trust Gundren a lot

Taako got the first kill babyyyyyyy

Ep 2

Barry looks like Tom Arnold with a very built Dad bod and is described to be in late 40’s early 50’s (So you’re telling me that my baby Barry. Is almost built similar to Magnus technically? Just smaller? This opens up so many things for another post later on omfg)

Magnus “The Hammer” Burnsides (omg do you think that this could be that Magnus was “The Hammer” and maybe Julia or her father was “Tongs” from the shop he lived’/ worked at in Ravens Roost???!!! Like idk if Travis had the name “Hammer and Tongs” in his backstory and i’m pretty sure he just made up the name on the spot for funsies but like that is so fricking sad and cute omfg)

Taako casts “Charm Person” on Klarg. The spell only lasts 1 hour (This will come up later for me to delv on because currently I don't understand how the stuff later on occurs)

”Let’s turn this Bugbear, into a Hugbear” ~Magnus (I wanna make a shirt with this rlly bad)

When chastising Barry for his name he snaps back saying “Why do you think they call me that?!” (I like to analyze things a bit deeper than they need to go so I’ve already posted another thing on Barry’s name)

Ep 3

As they get back to the cart of cargo to go to find Gundren Merle messes with Ruby for a minute and Griffin jokes around saying that Ruby bites Merles hand off.  (Oh if they (Clint) only knew)

”I’ve partied pretty hard before I know I’m gonna have to sleep this one off” ~Barry (What the hell has Barry been up to? Like from a perspective of knowing how the story goes like. Is he just. Going to bars and letting him self go? I mean like same but shit dude)

“Well it’s not my first time at the whole body guard rodeo” ~Barry  (So Barry has been able to stay in this body for a while then? And has also taken other jobs as well to get some money while also searching for the Gauntlet.)

Ep 4

When they meet Killian Merle begins to try and preach the word of Pan  (Not actually Pan at the time in the podcast but for continuity's sake it was Pan damnit.) she replies with “I’m already spoken for” (So I don’t think that Killian is religious in a way that we know of so when she says this I assume shes talking about the BoB? Makes sense) 

Magic Briannnnnn!!!!!  (Love that spunky lil german man!)

Taako is from New Elfington (I believe this is just a joke overall but if you do deep dive into it just a lil then it suggests that Lucretia placed him in New Elfington after the Wipe to give him a starting place then from there he went on the road with Sizzle it up with Taako)

Magic Brian knows about the Phoenix Fire Gauntlet.  (Ima go deeper into that later on tbh)

Ch 5

“Barry loves his chicken waaaaangs” ~ Gundren Rockseeker (How long have Barry and Gundren been hanging out?)

The skeleton only has a crimson red robe on. Nothing underneath. It is also looking towards the exit/entrance to the tunnel. (Did... her clothes go with her in the lich form?)

The Umbrastaff exudes all schools of magic. (I wonder why... DUH) 

Merle is horribly rejected by the Staff and flung across the room (Lup said “FUCK U MERLE IM NOT HERE FOR YOUR OLD ASS”)

When Taako grabs the Umbra staff from the skeleton (*COUGHCOUGH*LUP*COUGHCOUGH*) it looks up at him and then it and the robe it’s wearing disintegrate away  (Leaving no bones or anything that was Lup’s... There will be a bigger post on this later on I promise)

Cyrus was head of security for the Wave Echo Cave. When the Orc Marauders came he managed to lock away all the magical and precious treasures. However to do so he had to lock himself in the vault too. This happened about 10 Years ago. (Are you kidding me? Its not like the Orc Marauders are still in Phandalin. Why didnt anyone come to find him any earlier. Like come on Gundren. If you loved and missed your dad that much then why not?)

The Phoenix Fire Gauntlet is Silverish!  (I always see it portrayed as being gold so I was v v surprised to hear this! tbh I don’t care what color it is I was just surprised to hear it described at all)

Magnus upon sight of the Gauntlet runs and highfives it  (Someone made a post i saw a while back explaining how this is hilarious because you can see Magnus’ and Lup’s relationship within that simple action. Its very cute) 

They fight some ruffians/bandits on the way back to Phandalin and they free a young Orc boy.

Ch 6

Merle calms Gundren down when they find him in Phandalin (Yo Merle and Gundren are a lot closer than they let on a the beginning. I wanna meet Aunt Blarg)

The young Orc boy (Kurtze) that they freed shot Gundren (Whoops...)

Gundren crushes Barry into the ground out of pure anger from Kurtze’s attack (Does Barry die from this? or does he just get super injured and die from the Gauntlet at the end?)

They fall into the well and knock Killian out

The entire town of Phandalin is gone and all that’s left is a circle of black glass. Only the hole for the well is open.

“Can we heal her? Its kinda what I do.” ~Merle (Oh honey... no it’s not)

Taako grabs the Gauntlet and puts it in his bag (of course he is the one to grab the relic that Lup made)

Killians Crossbow is named Billups (This is rlly frickin cute ngl)

They do be back on the way to the BoB

Next: Moonlighting, MotRPL, Lunar Interlude I,

[thenextchapter22]

Happy Halloween

Word Count: 2.7k

Summary: You are walking home from work on Halloween night and get taken to a party...filled with monsters.

A/N: I just wrote this yesterday and I did not expect it to be so long. I was planning on it being a drabble haha. This features all the demon brothers as different Halloween monsters, some I took from Obey Me! and others I came up with. Please enjoy! :))

Halloween night was almost nearing its end. There were no kids out, it was time for the adults to party. Saturday night and a full moon? It was perfect. But you were in no mood. Yeah, your girlfriends were out with their sexy costumes on, but you had an apartment you lived in alone you had to afford so you had to take this extra night at work when you were offered the chance.

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The night was chilling and the moon was full. You were so ready to go home after a long shift, have a glass of wine, and then pass out watching some good scary movies eating candy and popcorn. Sadly, this would be done alone, but you didn’t really care about that much anyway.

The walk home wasn’t long but it sure felt like it was. You tugged your coat around your body to keep warm, and headed down the cobblestoned alleyway to your apartment.

“Hello, there,” a voice said behind you.

You jumped and turned. A strange man in a dark hooded outfit stood in the center of the path, and you could just see his smirk on a pale face. You took a few steps back, ready to fight. Those self-defense classes were not going to be for nothing.

“What do you want?” you asked plainly. Damn, you didn’t have your pocket knife or pepper spray. How stupid could you be, fucking hell.

“I just want… a little bite…”

You paused and tilted your head. “What? Did you follow me from the restaurant, because it’s still open for a couple hours if you’re looking to eat?”

He glided closer, and his face was more visible in the street light above you. He was stunning, and you were in awe at first. Then you saw his eyes dark red. And he had a black diamond on his forehead. What was this guy dressed up as? And he seemed a bit older to go trick or treating…

“Look into my eyes,” he said in a seductive tone.

You did, and waited. If he was going to attack you, you would defend yourself. You were not going to attack first because that would be stupid, he could have a knife or something.

He blinked a few times, and then stepped back. He pushed his hood off and sighed. Wow, he was like a dark angel. “Well, if you would have simply said something I wouldn’t have gone through all of that. Obviously my enchantment was for naught. Are you going to the party? If so, it’s this way.” The man turned, and looked back with a raised brow. “Well?”

You stumbled after him. “Uh, yes, the party…”

Well, it looked like you had something to do after all. Follow this sexy man to a party. It was Halloween.

_+_

You kept staring at him as you walked the streets, which were pretty bare. He seemed to notice it because he glanced back at you, and each time you flushed scarlet. He chuckled each time as well.

“You’re very beautiful when you blush,” he said suddenly, making you jump. “My name is Lucifer.” You introduced yourself, and he nodded and smiled. “Pleased to meet you.”

Eventually you both ended up at a large mansion. You sincerely hoped this wasn’t some elaborate trap. Also, why did you follow him? How stupid were you?

He held open the door for you, and smirked while you awed at the incredible house. “It’s King Diavolo’s property. I assume from your expression you have never been to his annual party?”

You shook your head. “N-no.” King Diavolo?

“Hm, interesting. Let me take your coat,” he said, and you gave it to him. Lucifer placed it in a closet and then offered his arm, which you took. You felt so under-dressed, but you supposed you could say your costume was a waitress (even though you were one, technically).

Once you entered the next room, you could hear and see the lights of a party in full swing. Then the double doors opened and it was booming bass and flashing lights assaulting your hearing and vision. Glancing around you saw all types of costumes. Demons, Werewolves, Vampires, Mummies, and more. Some were really well done, too. It was a rave of faux monsters and you were just in a plain every day outfit.

“What do you think?”

“It’s… wow!”

He agreed. “Come, let’s get you a drink. I didn’t get mine so I’m quite thirsty.”

You both walked around the dance floor to reach a smaller section of food and drinks where only two people stood.

“Beel, Belphie, this is my… new acquaintance. These are my brothers.” Then Lucifer turned his head sharply to the left and sighed. “Excuse me, my brother is causing problems. I’ll be right back. Beel, Belphie, you’ll stay with her. She has never been here before.”

And Lucifer left you with the two at the side table full of food. One person was wearing a stitched clothing look, and had stiches all over his face and hands as well. He was portraying Frankenstein’s monster, obviously.

He stopped chewing and spoke, “My name is Beel, and this is Belphie, my twin brother.” He ignored your suspicious glance at the term ‘twin’ and continued eating the food in front of him.

Belphie yawned. He leaned against the table, and blinked blearily. He was so pale, paler than Lucifer, even. Did he wear a costume? He just looked sickly. “Are you well?” you asked on impulse.

Belphie smirked. “You’re very sweet to ask, hm? I wonder… Are you a hum—”

“Beel, how many time do I have to tell you? This food is not all for you.” Lucifer’s voice rang out.

He was suddenly beside you, with someone else in tow. A tanned man with little to nothing on, jeans and no shirt with a dog costume featuring wolf ears and a tail. He had a sharp-toothed grin as he looked you up and down.

“Mammon, stop drooling. It’s disgusting. I apologize for his behavior, we didn’t get to train him properly.” Lucifer went to Beel, then, and was attempting to rearrange the food on the table and show him what he could eat.

While the twins chuckled, Mammon rolled his eyes. “Hey, I’m just appreciating the view, that’s all!”

You blushed. “W-what? I’m not some piece of meat, you know!”

Mammon licked his lips. “To me, sweet cheeks, you are.” He winked. How rude was that!

“Hey, I didn’t know we all were getting together! Why wasn’t I invited?”

“Because your annoying, Levi,” Belphie said monotonously.

Levi was a purple haired man with a witch hat and scepter in hand. He had ridiculous stripped tights on, too. But he was kind of adorable.

“Rude! I am not annoying, you are! Always moaning around and sleeping, so stupid!” He looked at you, then, and you raised a brow, ready to introduce yourself. But he suddenly laughed. “Wow, if I wasn’t busy I would totally do something about this normie. Okay, who wants to have some fun?” He waived his wand, sparks coming out at the tip, which you thought was a cool trick.

Mammon raised his hand. “Oh, I am in. If it involves some money I’m double in. Let’s go!” Mammon blew you a kiss, and you thought you saw his tail wagging. But that was impossible.

Beel was still speaking with Lucifer when you noticed Mammon being dragged off by the witchy-boy. “I can’t help it if my stomach is like this, you know, it’s just the parts I was given.”

Lucifer sighed. “I know. Next time I’ll make sure Barbatos knows you are coming so he can prepare.”

“No need. I have brought more food for Beel to enjoy so the other guests can as well.” Another sudden appearance, this time with a bat-ear wearing butler dressed man. He also wore a tail? Why all the tails? Seriously, though, if there were any more people popping up out of nowhere you would have a heart attack.

Beel’s face brightened. You couldn’t help but smile, too. “Thanks!” he said, and he dug in.

“Yes, thank you, Barbatos. It’s much appreciated.”

“As I said, it’s not a problem,” the so-called Barbatos said. Then he looked you over, raised a brow, and shook his head. “Not another one.” And he walked away.

You had no clue what that meant, but before you could think more on it another person showed up (you actually saw them walking over, thankfully). This man was tall and dressed in white, with white angel wings behind him.

He smiled at Lucifer. “Ah, Lucifer, I was hoping to see you. It’s been a while. I hope you’re well?”

“I am, thank you. This is my new companion.” Lucifer gestured to you.

The man frowned. “Luci, don’t tell me...”

“No, no, Simeon, she is one of us. I’m not sure what, but you know how impolite it is to ask.”

You were lost yet again, but oh well. It was a party with people you really didn’t know, there were bound to be inside jokes, right?

“Yes, of course.” Simeon smiled at you, and took your hand to kiss it. His lips were smooth and he was basically as perfect as Lucifer, only darker skin and brighter eyes. “Pleasure. Don’t let Lucifer corrupt this bright soul of yours. Enjoy the party.” And he left, asking Lucifer to contact him more.

Lucifer stroked your lower back and you shivered. “Are you cold?” He draped his cloak around you, and you could smell his scent. It was subtle, almost like breathing in cool air with a hint of spice.

He smirked. “Would you like to dance, darling?”

You blushed, but nodded. Lucifer took you out on the dance floor.

“This is so fun,” you said. “I never really go out on Halloween. Usually I stay home.”

“Well, I am glad to have you here with me now.” He leaned in and breathed in against your neck. “Hm, I would love to taste you, however. Shame.”

You stuttered. “U-uh-um…”

He chuckled. “A shy type, hm? Very endearing.”

“LUUUCIIIFERRR!”

He stopped spinning you and pulled you close, and you leaned into him. He wasn’t warm, but he wasn’t cold, either. It was like he had no heat at all to give or receive.

“Asmodeus. I am busy, bother me later.”

“But Mammon is—”

“If he isn’t eating anyone, then leave me alone.”

“Aw, who is your friend? She looks so sweet! Not your type, that’s for sure!” he giggled.

“This is my brother, Asmo. Please, if he does anything to you, let me know.”

The three of you walked to the side of the dance floor and you got a good look at Asmo. He was beautiful. There were fake scales of all colors highlighting his cheeks and neck, and he wore a tight cat-suit. You assumed he was either dressed like a snake or lizard, but you were not sure.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, darling~” He kissed your cheek, and you blushed. He giggled. “I’m a siren, but I promise I won’t sing to you. I couldn’t let this gorgeous face shrivel up!”

You widened your eyes. Wow, these party-goers were super serious on their roles. Maybe this was a huge LARP party.

“Asmodeus, is Mammon behaving himself or not?”

“Ah, yes, yes, he is not, no.”

Lucifer looked pissed. “What is he doing?”

“Oh, you know. The usual.” Asmo waved his hand around like it was noting.

Clearly it wasn’t, as Lucifer strolled away so fast you swore if you had blinked he’d be gone. “What—?”

Asmo laughed at you. “He does that a lot. Anyways, my dear, I must be going. I have a lot of fans to see and people to seduce~ Keep to the side and you’ll be safe! Oh, and call me if you want to have some fun later,” and he was gone.

Left alone for the first time, you actually glanced around. The party was stunning and so were to people. You were glad you went out. Meeting Lucifer and his brothers was fun, even if they were a little weird.

“Here, have another drink.”

You glanced over to see a blonde man dressed in a red and black cloak with striking blue eyes. He also wore false vampire fangs. He nodded at the table, and held out a red solo cup to you. “It’s from the punch bowl. Nothing too strong, no alcohol either.”

You took what the blonde vampire offered. “Thanks.” It was delicious, bubbly and sweet. “It’s good.”

He smirked. “I could tell you’d like the sweeter drinks. You reek of innocence.”

You blushed, holding the drink close to your body. “Uh, okay…” What a creeper.

“Satan. Enough.” Lucifer strolled over. “Are you all right, my dear? Did my brother frighten you? He can be a bit brash.”

What kind of a name was Satan? Also, how many brothers did Lucifer have? Six now? “No, he’s fine. He gave me a drink.”

Lucifer glared at Satan. Satan glared back. Did they just hiss at each other? 

Come to think of it, why did all these guys have strange names like Satan and Lucifer and Leviathan? And while you glanced around, you could see tiny details you had not before. Like Mammon’s fake appendages, or Levi’s wand…

“The time has come. Midnight is upon us! I present with great honor… our King Diavolo!

You were so focused on connecting dots, you barely heard Barbatos announce. Then, when a blinding golden light came from the top of the stairs, you, and other party-goers, gasped. He was stunning. Large, regal, painted in gold and with black wings expanding behind him.

“Monsters of all kinds, I welcome you to this year’s Halloween Party! I hope you all have a hauntingly good time.” Chuckles throughout the room. He grinned. “Midnight is seconds away. Please join me in counting down.”

You looked around, Lucifer at your side, Satan behind you. You saw Levi and Mammon standing together, cheering and raising glasses in time with the countdown. Beel and Belphie behind you, Belphie smirking at you in a way that was lecherous and mysterious.

“Three…  two… one!”

You expected something big, grand, like fireworks. Instead, you saw something terrifying. Firstly, you noticed Belphie. He stared you down as he evaporated into nothing. He was still there, but you could see through him! Then, you glanced around, and really took note of all the costumes.

Only, they were not costumes. You saw Mammon’s tail actually moving. You saw Levi waving his wand and making sparks and more drinks appear. Many, many other things, that you swore you did not see before. But maybe you did, and assumed it was fake and for Halloween?

“Darling, your heart is beating so loud. Are you all right?” Lucifer’s hand on your back had you jumping.

Your heart? He heard it your heart beating.

You shook your head. He looked you up and down, and frowned. “No, no, ‘m not okay,” you said shakily.

He started to lead you away, then. But you were interrupted. By King Diavolo. Oh, my fuck, was he actually a King of Monsters?

“My King,” Lucifer bowed, and you did, too, on reaction.

Diavolo grinned. “Luci, my oldest friend! How are you? Enjoying the party?” Then he looked at you, and you held your breath. He seemed to pause. “What is a human doing here? Are you doing this again, I thought we talked about this when you brought that human two centuries ago.”

You ignored the fact that he said ‘two centuries’ and panicked. “P-please, I-I’ll go now…”

Lucifer was in shock, as well. “But my enchantment did not work, so I assumed…”

King Diavolo stroked his chin. “It didn’t, hm? Strange. Yes, she is human… But that has not happened before.”

You were stuck being observed by him. Trapped in a room full of legitimate monsters. Why did you come? How fucking idiotic could you be?

“Well, it has always been a vision of mine to align all worlds together. I do want to know how she wasn’t affected by a vampire’s enchantment, too. But it’s too dangerous for her to be in this room. Take her upstairs until the party is done.”

“Yes, King Diavolo.”

[the-bae-who-lived]

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2. Who is the most insecure and what makes them feel better? 

i think it’s safe to say kai is a bit more insecure. he’s craved validation for a lot of his life. he didn’t have a mother and his father figure was pretty shifty and just wanted to teach him to fight and protect himself. so he definitely needs to be validated as a person instead of a warrior. to add to that, he looked for validation with the blooded dawn and with a woman who didn’t love him, who manipulated him and only gave him recognition when he did things that appeased her.  vael is something different for kaidan because she, despite having a father, had people around her who loved her. she had a pretty well balanced life. and for that, she’s able to give what she has to others. so as far as what makes kaidan feel better?? when he was looking for validation, he would do damn near anything he could for that temporary high. but with vael, she validates him even when he doesn’t ask for (which he literally will not do bc stubborn). so she’s allowing him to have a chance to be himself and accept himself for who he is.

3. Who is the most romantic?

both of them for sure but probably more kai than vael because (and we’ll learn more about this when we start to get into the juicy parts of the fic) she’s never really had a romantic connection before whereas kaidan has. kaidan is so romantic??? like he wants to portray himself as a stoic warrior but really, he’s the guy who will pick you flowers and hold your hand and cuddle with you, take you on dates and cook for you. he’s a squish. he also does enjoy reading and you’d find me hard-pressed not to believe that this man doesn’t read romance novels. 

4. Who can’t keep their hands to themselves?

oops kaidan. we can see that already because he’s touched vael a few times in the fic. but also later on vael as well because once she gets a taste of what it’s like to kiss and touch and be intimate with a man, with kaidan, she’s gonna want it like all the time??? but kaidan because he’s already had sex, knows what it’s like and wants that physical intimacy. he’s not the type to go around sleeping with just anyone. he does need that connection whether it’s emotional or just absurd amounts of lust. but it’ll get to a point with vael where he has both and he be like u make my dick hard and my heart soft :/ #KAIDANFUCKS  but in general speaking, kaidan does like to look. if she’s walking in front of him, you better believe his eyes are on dat ass. and he’ll make sneaky grabs lol. once he’s comfortable and he’s sure she’s comfortable as well he’ll steal kisses, touch her face her hair the small of her back. 

as for vael, once she’s sexually liberated LMAO, she might get a bit brazen with the touching. kaidan’s butt is also not safe from her little paws but honestly, he doesn’t mind. 

on a sweeter note for her though, because i don’t want y’all thinking she’s just a lil gremlin, she’ll eventually also spoon him for sure. and when they’re walking, she’ll take his arm and rest her head on his bicep bc she’s too vertically challenged to reach his shoulder.

27. Why do their friends get annoyed with them? 

first of all thanks for assuming kai has friends. vael has talvas for sure. but i don’t know that they would do any of their gooey coupley stuff in front of friends??? i mean maybe but it’s dependent on the situation. but to answer this question, i think that talvas would get annoyed with them because kaidan is taking up a lot of vael’s time that talvas used to get. so he would be like ok vae let’s put him out on his leash so we can have girl talk.

28. Why do they get jealous? 

let’s see, let’s see...

vael might get jealous when they stop at taverns and the women flock around kai because he’s a god among men if u feel me? no but he’s like beautiful. so while he’s drinking his ale and they’re all batting their eyes around him and he’s oblivious, vael is in the corner watching like

..... and she’s not aware yet of just how fucking oblivious kai is and can’t tell that he doesn’t even see these women. 

it’s much easier for kaidan to get jealous. vael, in my humble mf opinion, is stunning as well and if m.en are g.ross p.igs now, they were are certainly no less gross in this setting. so kaidan has a possessiveness issue and he’s the first to stand up for vael or for anyone who’s being degraded or harassed. but because vael is kinda friendly and naive at times, she gives people the benefit of the doubt and will talk to them and kaidan doesn’t mind the talking, but he minds when the other person is a. taking too much of her time b. not acknowledging him and c. making it totally obvious that they’re flirting with her. 

side note, vael has specific things she does with her face or her body language and they just happen. she doesn’t mean for it, but they give off flirtatious signals when in reality, that’s just what her body does. 

and i mean like lip biting when she’s listening or concentrating or even touching the tip of her thumb to her lower lip and maybe toying with it a bit, she has big dreamy eyes so i mean blinking could get her into some trouble??? she’s smiley, too. like always smiling. so people think she’s flirting and when kaidan starts to watch her more and notice these things about her, he’s gonna be like NOW HOLD ON A DAMN MINUTE!

[wincore]

IT GETS BETTER WHEN I QUIT (╥_╥) until then i’ll just try my best 2 survive

“are you daring me to ruin my life for 2d men” yes 100% that’s exactly what i am saying. U GETTING 2D MEN BRAINROT... >>>>> ill seriously be waiting for the day 😌😌 atsumu is incredibly irritating u will love him. im going to manifest hq tiktok edits showing up in ur fyp JDJWJSJJ

OMGG i never watched coffee&vanilla but now i know not to so thank u LOL i can’t handle watching cringey dramas!! IM SO EXCITED FOR S2 TOO!! i’m not even a horror fan generally but the storyline was so different and mysterious i was hooked!! should i read the manga?? :o how diff would u say it was from the netflix adaptation?

NOO ME TOO!! watching a whole series takes so much brain power and attention 😭😭 esp when starting something new, sometimes i just don’t have the energy to learn abt new characters/a new world

I LOVE THE PREVIEW IM SO SO EXCITED!! “she wins mostly dw” WHEW!! we cannot have jaehyun winning this we can agree on 😫. LMFAOO WHEN I SAW DONGMIN I WAS LIKE :oooo No way.... no way.. that would hurt so bad for me 🙄🙄 perfect man is ur soulmate and u wont even end up together... goodbye.. (ok jaehyun u r ok as well i guess)

YES I REREAD 19K HDJWJJD IT WAS A POST-FINALS TREAT & U ARE AN ACTUAL AUTHOR!!!! also now im rlly curious abt what runway-taeyong’s yn will be like?!? esp in comparison to runway yn!!! give me crumbs pls

“i cannot picture him pissed off apart from that summer fight </3” STOPPPQJDJ ME TOO??? i think e2l with mark is impossible truly... it just doesnt make sense

“i love this characterization of him!!” IM SO GLAD LOL I WASNT SURE ABT MY WORDING!! sicheng rlly is perfect for these kinds of roles & im PUMPED for ceo sicheng for this very reason 👀👀

U HAD ME AT THEME SONG SINCERITY IS SCARY WTFFF!! “i don’t think i’m cut out to write that” i respect ur decision BUT im sure u are capable!!!! when u feel ready i will b here waiting bc i am in luv with just the vaguest concept of this piece! “so him having strong personality traits makes me go 🤔🤔 that man is overreacting” LMFAOOO NOT EVEN JK I AGREE... its disorienting to see him written as intense/broody when most of the time he’s just kinda has one main mode which is 🙂

YESSS FIC WISE BC OF U!!! im in the same boat abt it not working irl, i think if i had beef with a man i would just never interact with them ever again.... no man is worth the time... we are not gonna beef it out we will just cease to know each other. BUT YES BOTH TROPES WORK BETTER IN FIC LMFAO i love the #pining #hurt/comfort #angsttofluff HSJWJSJ

YESS THATS WHY UR VAMP FIC WAS SO REFRESHING!! BC IT WAS DIFFERENT!! if we simply stop pretending bites r enjoyable i think we can begin 2 reverse the damage that media has done to vampire aus

omg that’s a lot of things to do!! PLS MAKE SURE TO GET ENOUGH REST & EAT WELL TOO!! take care of yourself 🤍🤍🤍

- tata

i just started watching jujutsu kaisen and i might just ruin my life for 2d men once again <3 i feel like i wil have a whirlwind obsessive phase like my 15 year old self again goodbye (also. pls. this atsumu character is appealing to me way too much for someone with god level standards for irl men. every time a 2d man is annoying i go 😍💍👰💒 loml) ALSO OK WTF HOW DID YOU PREDICT THAT I’VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF HQ TIKTOKS IN MY FYP LATELY LIKE I SCROLLED THROUGH 8 CONSECUTIVE ONES 😭😭😭 TATA DID YOU HIJACK MY FYP

sdjgdjs i’ve only ever watched cringe dramas if the man is good looking (but like only clips in this case) or i need to make fun of it with my friends . i like to indulge in horror when i’m anxious bc it somehow makes it better like 😭 at least i have it better than THOSE guys lmfao <3 but also i don’t like heavy gore ahaha. 

some parts of the aib live action i liked WAY better especially bc the actors did so incredibly well portraying the characters (and the 7 of hearts game... bye i took so long coming to terms with it it’s WAY more emotional in the live) and i liked the first game (different in the manga) way more in the live. as for the manga i HATE the ending but also the manga introduces side characters and their stories and i really like that about it! the whole tunnel distance game was actually a side story in the manga and i kind of don’t like them centering the plot too much around arisu (but .. also.. it’s yamazaki kento... and i like that man too much for my dignity..) and also.... i don’t like how they left niragi and aguni’s status undisclosed like that??? like [LIGHT MANGA SPOILERS] they play a very key role in the manga so ?!?! i just hope s2 turns out well netflix i am begging u

ANDSDHSKDJDSL PLS I AM SO SORRY but dongmin is in love with another woman 😔 maybe in some other life. jaehyun is out there being a himbo though so choose carefully what you wish for 🤩 every time jaehyun wins i got mad at myself like no way pilsbury dough boy is winning against miss i know everything

SDHSJD so far lookbook-yn is way more confident and assertive than runway-yn but more in a.. himbo-like way LOL if that makes sense. runway-yn was kind of self conscious and fueled by passion and the need to stand out in their field of work but this yn is more comedic i think lol!! she’s kind of critical and clever in her own way but also she will confidently tell u the wrong directions to the nearest grocery store if u ask bc she thought she knew </3

SDFJGDSJ IT LITERALLY STARTED AS ME DAYDREAMING TO SINCERITY IS SCARY <3 i don’t even have a title yet 🤧 i feel like im favouring this bread man too much but it’s fun to characterize him so <33 i would love for him to be heartbroken and bitter for once 😌 “most of the time he’s just kinda has one main mode which is 🙂” that emoji TOOK ME OUT DSJKDHSD it’s literally him??

men r literally never worth the time </3 either be a lovable himbo or go away 😐 WAIT BC OF ME??? IM STILSLDSHDSKHKDSLJDS ily ❣🌼🌙

why would they make bites to be some sort of sensual thing like literally any other animal biting us for blood would be either horrifying (demon) or just annoying (mosquitoes)

you take care of yourself too!!!!!! hope your job loosens a bit on you and you excel in academics enough to not worry about it 😌 eat well sleep well ily ❤

[builtperil]

😈 —— senses and odd headcanons

TAGGED BY: ( STOLE IT FROM @stagtic awhile back COUGH hi bby )

TAGGING: @fromnobodytonightmare​​, @dcllysnetwcrk​ ( do it for a muse u don’t usually talk about hee hee ), @hatescout​, @heartxeyed​, @astronomxnov​, @lovsiik​, uhhhh can I get a fuckin’ burger, mutuals ???

1. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE SMELL LIKE?

--- chemicals that can sting nostrils if approached too close / the metallic stench of ore & the white-hot burn of scrap / the chill of air conditioned clothes / the musk of hard work & effort that’s yet to be hidden / the bleach of printer paper / mint-condition offices & atypical ‘ workplace ‘ type smells, with fresh supplies & such.

The above is GENERICALLY what I deem Dexter typically smells like - given a good chunk of his days is spent in the lab, though it also highly depends on what he’s been doing that day, be it IN the lab or elsewhere. More often than not, however, he does smell very chemical-y & sharp - especially his hair ( given it in particular is made from chemicals ); consider it a sign you’ve gotten way too close when you’re either in a daze or your nose is aching, both due to the scent’s strength. Dexter for one, either can no longer really detect it or has grown too used to the smell to comment.

2. WHAT DO YOUR MUSE’S HANDS FEEL LIKE?  

When gloved? Extremely warm & soft, ridges poke subtly from the inside - making for a bumpy texture over smooth latex. Indentations of wear, especially over the tips & edge of the glove’s entrance, depending on how long he’s worn a single pair.

When ungloved? Calloused & warped, rough, --- & typically pruny a lot of the time. Thanks be to his working habits & scars, his hands feel comparable to leather with few areas wholly smooth & without flaw, the noticeable ridges of disturbed skin acting as their starting points. 

Healthy skin, sitting inbetween portions untouched feel soft & cushy, white as a sheet & full of life, even if often times a little damp & clammy.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY EAT IN A DAY?

Next to your usual 3 meals a day + dessert ( if possible ), which his mother tries to supply with enough of each food group, Dexter does try to attempt to cram in a couple snacks & sweets inbetween. It’s rather easy, considering his mother also appears to make a lot of baked goods for her household; a couple cookies there, a slice of pie there, some candy if allowed. Snacks aren’t as frequent at home as they are when he’s out & about; he has to keep that energy up, after all! -- In which case, if he hasn’t packed himself anything, he’ll take what he can get from the shops around.

( 6 more to go !!!! putting under the cut because this post is LONG )

4.     DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE A GOOD SINGING VOICE?

I am VERY MUCH not a musical expert, & I’m probably the last person to deem someone’s voice as as good or not. But personally? I would deem his voice is only a few steps above being. Not Good. It’s not completely horrible to listen to, but it’s nowhere near sounding perfect either. 

With an accent as thick as his, I imagine it gets in the way of sounding coherent more often than not to a tune; this is also accompanied by a range that can frequently dip a bit deep & bellowing, akin to an opera singer - & a very amateur one at that ( yes, ironically enough - thank ‘ LABretto ‘ for this ). He’s also not much of a musical maestro, so with no practice to his name, I imagine when singing, he’s VERY off key & hitting all the wrong notes; this is to say, if the above issues don’t lead to his downfall first. 

TDLR; Too deep, off key, & too accented; these were the ingredients chosen to assure that Dexter would not be a singer as an adult. But if nothing else, you can hear him without your eardrums bleeding out, it just doesn’t sound too good.

He’s just better at speaking, & that’s what there is to it!

5. DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE ANY BAD HABITS OR NERVOUS TICKS?

Many! On the front of bad habits, Dexter habitually participates in:

cracking his knuckles ( though ironically hating when other people do it ) / snoring / messing with wounds / the occasional binge eating & missing meals / fidgeting / playing with his fingers or clothes / grinding his teeth / biting his nails / gloves ( biting through the gloves even ) / periodic procrastination / neglecting manners && I know there’s probably a few more outstanding habits he’s gained over the years, which I’ll list at another time.

Nervous ticks especially include nail biting & fidgeting, accompanying a prominent stutter & frequent pauses in his speech, flared temper, averting eye contact, & casting his hands every which way: behind his back, in his pockets, clasping them together, -- etc. 

6. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY LOOK LIKE, WEAR?

Thickly rimmed, blue lensed glasses & latex gloves are a must with any outfit he dons. Including those essentials, his everyday outfit goes as follows: a chunky, collared labcoat - plush to the touch, black leggings, & black zip-up boots ( because despite being a genius, he can’t tie shoes ).  If he’s not wearing his usual outfit, he’s ideally wearing something comfortable: long sleeved shirts / oversized clothes / thin pants / sweaters -- something concealing but very comfortable & loose.

Clothes aside: he’s fat, skin near white as paper ( though still healthy ), UNGODLY small, shaggy brick-red hair that peeks in handfuls from behind his head in a cut similar to be/verly mar/sh’s ( IT 2017 ) do after making it shorter, & typically a little tired looking.

Just your stereotypical nerd look!

7. IS YOUR MUSE AFFECTIONATE? HOW MUCH? HOW SO?

Welcome back to another ‘ yes, but it’s conditional ‘ headcanon!

Though Dexter might often portray himself about as affectionate as a cactus, it can come in GREAT SUPPLY to a select few amount of people. Affection goes to those whom he respects or otherwise admires in some way, to friends, to family to a degree, special interests - of course; @ those he generally is fond of. It often comes in the form of complements, smiles & laughter, & minimal touch - like handshakes or the rare embrace of a hug. It depends on the relationship & how deeply both parties are involved in it, but the above increases steadily as bonds strengthen & continue. 

Just as an example: if Dexter absolutely LOVES someone ( not romantically, specifically ), he wants all of their attention & gives them ample amounts of his affection through touch, wanting to be touched, & affectionate gestures. It’s a BIG step up from Dexter’s shy-away from physical & emotional contact, & it requires a lot of trust to even allow someone in his bubble of space, let alone wrap their arms around him & let himself relax in that space. 

I've talked about Dexter’s views of love & affection a LOT in the past, so I’m trying to keep this relatively short but ! Dexter can be very affectionate, but only to those that earn it through trust & security & catch his eye in particular.

8. WHAT POSITION DOES YOUR MUSE SLEEP IN?

Catch Dexter flat on his back most of the time, splayed out in a starfish position & ready to take up as much room as possible. The longer he sleeps, he’ll stray into the opposite position, curling into a small ball & taking as little room as possible. Of course, it’s not this black & white, & he moves around a lot in his sleep a lot - kicking at sheets & getting himself tangled in blankets, but back & ball are his go-to start & end positions in bed.

dexter, asleep: photosynthesis. Photosynthesis.

9. COULD YOU HEAR YOUR MUSE IN THE HALLWAY FROM ANOTHER ROOM?

NO DOUBT YOU COULD. Dexter is just a loud person, whether he thinks he is or not. Be it due to something he’s doing, from lab work to even just reading a book - it’s typically a surprisingly noisy activity. 

You could definitely hear him if he’s talking to another person; he’s incredibly animated, his voice changing pitch to describe something with emphasis or even if he’s just getting loud because he’s upset, he has a mouth & he must scream at the other.

Even when he’s ALONE, he’s not utterly silent; he’ll hum, whistle, even talk to himself if only to fill the void of silence. A little funny that he constantly begs for quiet & peace when he himself can’t even supply it.

In short, why does he exist

[jackrackhams]

twdg take us back thoughts (forgive me if any of this is out of order, i’m doing this from memory)

-the game took 10 minutes to download and those were a wild ten minutes i’ll tell you that -right off the bat i was worried clem was gonna get bit -i tried to shoot lilly at first, then i saw it didn’t work and wished her well. that’s just my s1 lilly fan’s final breaths of air right there -LOUIS SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU I’M SORRY ABOUT YOUR TONGUE -god louis’s little smile though oOF -VI I LOVE YOU -THE OTHER KIDS ARE ALIVE -vIOLET INITIATED KISS!!!! (adding a read more bc this got LONG)

-uhhhh i’m pretty sure i’m not the only one who was left with some post-ep3 lilly vibes with minnie. like fuck u for expecting some kinda redemption arc with any character we are going to make them go Batshit the next episode -like i really thought we’d be able to help her or something when she was fighting off those walkers. i mean i get she was totally brainwashed but c’mon man. she’s a kid. but fuk that ig -walker james man. i sorta justified not going back and killing lilly last ep by saying this was what james would’ve wanted (also it’s my playthrough i do what i want), and now that i know what happens if you do save him uhhhhhhh.... i’m glad i made the choices i did tbh! it’s what james would’ve wanted. -i spent so long in that cave looking for “something to light on fire” -i decided to trust aj. i figured a) that could possibly save my life (it didn’t lol), b) it would make him feel good about himself, and c) i’ve taught him pretty well up to now so i trust him. -MEETING UP WITH VIOLET AND OUR LITTLE FAMILY HUG WOW CAN I JUST SAY THAT SHIT’S THE GOOD SHIT -i low key wish i’d named the school castle violet, but i figured it was more important to give her the choice. texas two squad, gang gang -fighting minnie on the bridge i was thinking ‘ok minnie’s gonna get a lot of shit for this lol’ -speaking of Bridge Scene, that shit was INTENSE if nothing else -like SHIT -when minnie cut me, i thought ‘oh fuuck, something’s gonna bite that’ -i also thought ‘hey clem’s gonna have a big leg scar to match her big arm scar’ but i was wrong about that lmao -i’ve never been more stressed that someone was gonna bite me than in this ep lmao -i also thought the scene from the trailer where you try to grab aj’s hand was gonna be here on the bridge, not on the rocks -oof when tenn died i was upset, but i feel more secure in that than if it were violet who died. only because that was tenn’s choice, and tenn was another person, like james, who had seemed to make peace with the walkers in a way. plus he died with his sister, which seemed to be what they both wanted at the time. that’s not so say that i wish i could’ve saved him without killing vi (or louis), but i do feel satisfied with what i got here (rip tennessee, you were a cool kid) -and then vi jumps over a fence ok bye violet -climbing up the rocks, i knew this was when it was gonna happen. but still. i cried lol -when i uncovered the bite, i was reminded of the s2 game mechanics. oof -as soon as she was bitten i said ‘you have an axe! cut it off now! do it!’ and when they didn’t i died -the next bit was reminiscent of lee making his way to the marsh house in s1 -actually, clem’s limp reminded me of a new day when lee got into that car crash lol -and when clem and aj were closing the doors to the barn and clem said to get something to block the door, i was expecting her to continue and say something like ‘something strong and sturdy’ like lee said when they were blocking off the pharmacy in s1 bc that scene gave me strong pharmacy vibes -and then strong jewelry shop vibes bc why tf not -playing as aj. that was rough. he’s FAST tho oml -that was when i went ‘ok so clem is dying for real’ and cried a lil bit more cuz you know me -switching between clem and aj. DUDE that got me so emotional -also aj using clem’s trick (that used to be jane’s trick). GO KIDDO -seeing clem looking more and more dead fuckt me up (like how did she get from that to the end of the ep i don’t get it. like even if it was because she waited shorter to cut it off or because it was her leg rather than her arm or what. it doesn’t matter because by the time lee looked like THAT his arm was (determinantly) long gone. but hey, not gonna analyze it too much lol i’m just glad my girl clem’s alive) -okay when clem was talking to aj that also got me crying -and when i told aj to leave clem, i was thinking ‘okay, maybe she’ll link up with james. or tenn, but like hopefully not minnie at this point. and lEE maybe she’ll find lee. or luke. or her parents-’ -and then he picks up that ax and i was like ‘woa ok did you just kill her??’ -and then the flashback. lemme be real and say i thought that was the afterlife or something, and that those floaty specks were Afterlife Dust -but then i remembered ‘oh right the ranch’ -lemme just say i didn’t think the ranch was gonna look like that lol -not 100 percent on what was going on at the ranch tbh -like who were those people and why did we kill all of them? one would assume that clem would first try to get aj back peacefully -oh wait they were at war right -also i really liked the design of like all of those people -and the LAVA GUY HOLY SHIT -obviously i mercy killed him -also wait, was clem with the people they were fighting? i couldn’t tell -ALSO also, was. was that eddie? from 400 days? checking the wiki real quick -yea i think that was him. rip eddie you didn’t deserve That. i mean i was happy he was back nd then we were just forced to kill him oof sorry man -felt bad about killing that woman also, but hey, she had aj in a tiny locker, so i didn’t feel super bad about it after finding him -also lemme just say -little kid aj?? -SUPER CUTE OML -he’s like the perfect mix of anf aj’s face and tfs aj’s face. kudos to whoever designed little aj -also when clem was talking with him in the car. i felt like it was sort of unrealistic little kid talk, but not so much that it distracted from anything going on -never go alone god rule number one had me crying -and then we’re aj fishing! -i didn’t catch any fish as aj lol -also i LOVE how they changed the dialogue options for aj to be a lot more childlike if that makes sense? like fuck yeah that was a really nice call -ROSIE IM SO GLAD YOU’RE OK -i didn’t scratch out the v+m heart because it’s history, and it’s not mine to scratch out. same reason i didn’t make clem spit on marlon’s grave -CLEM’S HAT GET IT -GET IT GET IT -OH GOOD GIRL ROSIE YOU’RE A GOD -oh a walker -oH THAT’S A TENN WALKER SHIT -well i’m not gonna kill him Again -also i don’t want the other kids to have to see him -i was so glad when i got the option to throw the rock -he learned from james what a good boy -RUBY HI -god ruby’s the best lmao -my thoughts when they’re talking about the hat ‘...aj hasn’t put it on... they haven’t talked about clem in the past tense.... is she.... possibly.... not dead?’ -lmao and when the next scene started, the trees + sky reminded me of the st john’s dairy and i wondered if we had another lee dream or afterlife or something but nope -is this take us back?? -hOLY SHIT IT’S TAKE US BACK!!! -okay and walking home, seeing everyone. god i was so sjfsakjfa there -like when i saw aasim run up to ruby i was all !!! and when they held hands i was all !!!!!!!!! yknow?? and then when i saw omar and WILLY and then on the gate there was VIOLET (i was so glad she was ok lmao the last thing i wanted for my girl was an offscreen death) god that was so good with the music i was crying a little again -need to make another bullet to stress how happy i am for ruby and aasim. like i would’ve been happy either way but they were portrayed as such a cute couple in the few seconds we got of them, so like. consider me a fan now i guess -i was worried for louis at first cuz i didn’t see him -i thought maybe this was the end of the game because we closed the gate and stuff and i was thinking ‘oh, like closing the story’ but NOPE -sup omar. up and cooking again i see -lmao my sleep-deprived brain found it hilarious that we just put the empty bucket down next to him -uhh what came next the graves or clem?? i forget -WAIT IT WAS THE GRAVES BECAUSE THE TIRE SWING WHICH IS SO CUTE AHH -well tenn’s grave made me :( but then CLEM -so glad my hunch that she was alive was right lmao -but also i thought that was determinant it was a lot less satisfying when you realize that no matter what she lives -i mean i get why they did it like that, they didn’t want anyone feeling left with the “bad ending”, their thing is that their games are tailored to how you play and there IS no bad ending but still. a little variation on that front would’ve made it a lil more satisfying -also where did they get those crutches -i love talking as aj. so much. -he’s just a funky lil guy! -that convo with clem on the steps, when she asked if she did a good job... like FUCK YEAH you did a good job, I’M YOU, you think i’m not happy with how i raised me?? -aj saying ‘are you crazy’ when clem asked that made me smile -okay i know ppl have been saying this. but. siblings aasim and willy rule. -and then the meal!! -i was super hoping for a card game but what we good was good. not great, but good. also, card game as aj would probably not be quite as fun. or it’d be very fun. honestly, it’d probably just be a different kind of fun. -when we panned over the table i saw a flash of louis and i went all ‘louis!!’ in my head -louis’s little note sadfasf that was so cute -and honestly everything about louis in this scene i love you louis -actually, just this whole scene was cute. willy and omar were adorable, and then ruby, and willy asking for seconds, and everyone just being Soft in general like. yall deserve this happiness -vi and clem talking Strategy dude sign me up -i love how clem trusts aj now. and i trust aj too tbh, a lot more than i did initially. i think i taught him pretty well. -violet and aj duo let’s go -slightly worried abt that caravan that was mentioned, but hey. the game left off on a high note, so NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO THEM EVER. YOU HEAR THAT?? -vIOLET INITIATED KISS PART TWO!!!!!! CHEEK KISS EDITION!!!!!!!! IM SOFT!!!!!!!!!! -okay that hallway with the snb team’s names all over the walls?? dude oof. they worked so hard it made me so happy to see their mark on texas two -haha texas two -ANYWAY -obviously i looked at all the collectibles i had, AND pet rosie, because i knew that when i ran out of things to do, the game would be over, and who wants that? -aj: *places human skull* *looks at animal skull* wow clem really likes skulls -kiddo i hate to break it to you but -seems like you’re taking after her in that regard -good girl rosie -lmao aj and his magic powers -it’s like louis in a box -hanging up james’ walker mask made me :(( -he is watching over you aj. and he would like that -ok guys i am BEGGING you. if you haven’t already, PLEASE repeatedly click disco broccoli until you can’t anymore. it’s great. -and then i finally had to put down the hat -”thank you for playing” GOD THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME -I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS SERIES IS OVER -I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M SAYING GOODBYE TO CLEM -i mean i still have my louis route BUT IT’S NOT THE SAME AS A FRESH EPISODE YKNOW?? OKAY FINAL THOUGHTS: -FIRST OFF I JUST FOUND OUT VI CAN GO BLIND -honestly im in favor of that i rly like blind violet au and now it’s not au -rip her eye honestly -new tag to match my rip louis’ tongue -also i left violet feeling loved FUCK yea i did i love violet -OKAY ACTUAL THOUGHTS -looking at this episode afterwards, is it just me or is it a little... lacking? like, a little off? i mean obviously it’s good in the moment, super intense, but there were just a few things that make me feel like it’s the weakest of the season -also lmao i guess fuck minnie james and lilly, their storylines all felt kinda like a middle finger to their fans if that makes sense -but holy shit was that minnie stuff haunting. like HOLY SHIT -also, for a game that’s been focused a lot around clem’s interactions with the other characters, there was a lot... less of that in this episode. no card game, barely any interaction with anyone other than louis/violet, tenn, minnie, aj, and james. and two of those people are fighting you. one of them is even determinant. i was just expecting a little more on that front, because this season’s been really good with that sorta thing -also i would’ve loved a little more time with violet/louis. but that’s just a personal thing and not necessarily a problem lol -again, i feel like it would’ve been a little more satisfying for clem to survive if there were an option where she didn’t. but again again, i totally get why they didn’t go that route -in that vein, i’d really enjoy a little more time with the person who wasn’t on the bridge with you. i miss my boy louis :( -idk there’s just something a little off about this episode. -that’s not to say i didn’t love it (because i TOTALLY did just look at all that stuff above haha) -like i know i didn’t love the minnie part, but like i said, that shit was INTENSE -i can sorta see why they went that route -and i can’t speak for living!james but walker!james was oddly peaceful to see. like, there was a feeling of ‘this is what he would’ve wanted’ -and okay i loved the violet initiated kisses. so much. -also ruby and aasim that was pretty cute -and obviously im happy clem isn’t dead that’s always great -OH and i loved the scene with the snb team’s names on the walls. like that was so good. -finally, the end scene was so satisfying. it ended the series the right way. with clem’s hat :p

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #209

Doggo survey.

What is your dog’s name? Teddy. What breed of dog is it? Cocker spaniel/beagle mix. Male or female? He's an old man and you can tell if u get my drift. :^) Birthday? November 1st. Have you had it since it was a puppy? Yes. If not, how did you get this dog? N/A What is your dog’s favorite toy? He doesn't care for toys. Never did much. Do you take your dog to the pet stores? Not anymore; I wouldn't really take him out anywhere due to his arthritis. Do you take your dog to the dog park? No; last time I did was for a photography class a few years back, and he just wandered around and pooped everywhere like son you do that in our backyard, there's no real point in taking him. Then again, see the above reasoning, too. Does your dog like riding in the car? No, but he'll get in the car if he knows he has to. He used to get motion sickness; he's in the car so rarely now that I can't say with certainty if he still does, but he definitely improved. Gone on vacation with your dog? No. Any very cool tricks they know? He used to be able to say please (our equivalent to the beg command), but he no longer can because of his legs. Does your dog like cats? He's totally indifferent. Do you have other pets? If yes, what? Another dog, a cat, a rat, a snake, and an iguana. Does your dog like other dogs? Like cats, he's typically nonchalant. He's dominant towards other adult males he's lived with, though, but doesn't actually portray aggression. He is pretty easily annoyed by super-energetic dogs like our other one though, but he very rarely lashes out; he just whines or growls quietly if he's being pestered. What brand of food does your dog eat? It varies. Do you give your dog treats? Sometimes. Do you take your dog to the groomer? No, we clean him ourselves. How often is your dog brushed? Oh god, like never. He needs to be though, he sheds quite a bit. He loves being brushed too, sooo I should really start making a habit of regularly doing it. Do you brush your dog's teeth? No. Is your dog fixed? Sadly, no, because apparently my dog having an enlarged prostate and needing to be fixed more than the usual dog wasn't enough to convince my parents getting him fixed was very high on our list of priorities. I heard "we'll get him fixed" every few months with no action. I mean we've struggled with money most of my life, but getting Teddy fixed especially when that issue was discovered should've been a MUCH more pressing matter. A load of other things could've taken the back seat, especially with that situation being a cancer risk. Now he's too old to have surgery. End rant here. Other than being fixed, has your dog had any other surgery? No. Has your dog ever ran away? A couple times when he was younger and keen on being outside smelling and marking everything. He'd sometimes fly through the door if it was opened enough. There was one snowy night in particular he ran off, and I was soooobbing because of it being dark and cold. My dad had to go out and find him. Every time he eventually came back in maybe less than 30 minutes, and each time scared the shit out of me. If we followed him, he'd just dash off if we got close enough. Has your dog ever won a contest? Yes, actually! As a puppy, we took him to PetSmart on their anniversary date, where they were having a little puppy tricks and training thing. Teddy won best trick with "say please." :') He could do it so well when he was young. Do you take your dog to daycare? No. Do you ever board your dog? No. Does your dog sing? Thankfully, he's no beagle in that category. Does your dog like to watch tv or movies? No. Where does your dog sleep? He usually starts off in my bed and ends up settling down for the night on the couch. Is this your first dog you ever had? He was *my* first dog, but not first family dog. Are you more a dog or cat person? I tend to enjoy dogs as companions more, but cats are more suitable for me. Do you dress your dog? No; I am nooot a fan of dressing dogs unless it's for warmth or comfort. Do you like to photograph your dog? Yes, though I don't do so a lot now because of my phone camera being actual shit. Has your dog ever bit someone? According to Mom, he nipped at her once for idk what reason, and he even did at me on one occasion when Cali was in heat. I grabbed his collar to get him off the couch to come outside, and I think I surprised him (I was behind him). He was an asshole during all that... He's never full-on tried biting anyone, though. Does your dog like kids? He's totally unfazed by them. Does your dog come when called? Not anymore; Mom and I are pretty sure something's up with his hearing. He seems surprised sometimes when you come from behind him and into his periphery, even if you were talking to him before he saw you, and he doesn't tend to start barking when we get home unless Bentley starts, and even then, sometimes he doesn't join in. Yet he also sometimes barks at what seems to be nothing??? Idk dude. Mom's mostly convinced he's just lazy, which I believe with his old age, but I feel like there's something more to it. On walks, are you walking your dog or is it walking you? When we used to go on walks, he was good about not pulling and actually being walked. Man, you used to say "walk" in a sentence and that pup would go bonkers. Do you walk your dog often? Not anymore for aforementioned reasons, and there's also the fact I would not DARE walk him along this busy road that people fly around the curve too fast. Does your dog play any sports? What? No. Does your dog like water? Oh boy, no. If it's raining outside or it's wet from previous rain and he needs to go out? Good luck. Does your dog live outside all the time? He doesn't stay outside at all. What color eyes does your dog have? Brown. Does your dog like going to the vet? Like with most things, he doesn't care. Any idea what your dog weighs? Around 25 lbs.? I can't remember, other than it's normal for a dog his size. Do you celebrate your dog's birthday? Absolutely!!! A peanut butter sandwich is a guarantee, and starting last year, I decided we've always gotta make chicken nuggets for dinner so he can have a plate. His favorite food on the face of the planet is chicken nuggets. Lazy as that dog is, he perks the FUCK UP when he smells them. Buy your dog Christmas gifts? Yeah, Mom gets the dogs treats. Why did you choose their name? My sister named him, ask her. Ever go visit shelters and see the dogs there? No. Can your dog swim? He's actually never been swimming. I should try that for him at least once though, as it's good with arthritis. Remember the first trick they learned? I'm sure it was "sit." Do you read to your dog? No. Ever wrote a song for your dog? No, but I did write a poem about him for school. Ever taken your dog on a plane? No. Is your dog a good listener? See above explanation on hearing. Scariest moment involving your dog? I can't remember the first instance all too well, but Teddy used to occasionally have these trembling episodes where he seemed to be having a mild seizure. His face would distort and he couldn't stand up. We never figured out what was wrong, I think, but he hasn't done that in years. Do they give kisses? So many. :') <3 Can your dog shake? Yes. Ever biked with your dog? No. What color collar does your dog have? Red. Is it microchipped? No. Does it have an ID tag? Yes, but the engraving is so faded, and the information is entirely outdated. Every time we go to the pet store and I bring up getting him a new one, I get the "it's too expensive right now" response. I'm getting one myself once I have a job. Is your dog just the best ever? You may think you have the best dog, but no, I absolutely have The Best Dog.

[emeraldxmonarch]

Amori Aetherium (Pt. 15)

(Hey guys! Here’s chapter 15! Now this one is pretty emotional, and I really enjoyed writing it, since some pretty good plot progress is finally going underway! I want to give a gigantic thanks to @voice-addicted for her idea for this chapter. She thought up 99% of the plot for this chapter so literally all of the credit goes to her~ This chapter was LONG overdue and I’m really sorry about that! I’m finally starting to pull this damn thing on track, and the next chapter is going to have a lot more plot than fluff (does this even count as fluff jesus). But I really am sorry and again:

I hope you guys enjoy~!

-SxW)

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Amara quietly listened at the edge of her door as Elain spoke, and felt her chest swell in sheer gratitude towards the usually soft spoken woman.

She closed her eyes and saw Elain coming up the stairs and her heart nearly stopped.

She shouldn’t disturb her....

“U-Um...excuse me...Lady Elain..?” She had blurted the words out before she could properly think things through, and Elain turned towards her with a soft smile.

“Please, just Elain. It would make me much happier if you called me Elain.”

“I...I just...thank you...I know that...I’m still a stranger and that you have no reason to say anything kind about me....just... thank you so much...” Amara bowed deeply towards Elain, unable to find a way to properly express her thanks because the words touched her more than she could have described.

Elain smiled softly at the girl, and gently laid a hand on her shoulder, “Amara, how about we have a conversation in private?”

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Both women were seated in Amara’s bedroom, with Elain seated in the chair and Amara sitting on the edge of the bed.

“Lady Elain...”

“Amara, please, I would be much more comfortable if you just called me Elain, truly.”

She hesitated before quietly stuttering out, “E-Elain...I...truly am grateful for your kind words...but they also have a right to be suspicious...and..and...shouldn’t you be suspicious too?!” She ended up blurting out the last part, and Elain’s eyes widened slightly at the sudden outburst, and couldn’t stop the sweet laugh that burst right out of her mouth.

“I’m sorry for laughing...it’s just...you remind quite a bit of Feyre.”

Huh? She reminded her of the High Lady?

“You’re both so focused on caring for others, on making sure other people are comfortable, that you forget to take care of yourselves.” Elain reached over and laid her hand on top of Amara’s tightly clasped ones.

“I...was not a good sister to Feyre when we were younger, and even now, our relationship is beginning to heal...but there is a lot of damage left to be undone...” Elain dipped her head, silver lining her eyes.

Amara was slightly speechless.

She had no idea how to comfort Elain, so all she did, was gently grip the hand that was already on hers, and softly squeeze.

Elain smiled at her softly, wiping at her eyes with her free hand.

“You have no real reason to trust us, Amara. While I have never stepped foot in the Court of Nightmares, I know what you see of Rhysand, Feyre and the rest of the Inner Circle. I know what they show to keep that Court in line. And with this sudden change, I know it isn’t easy.”

Amara wanted to tell her that it was, that it wasn’t their faults that she was like this. So distant and cold, unwilling to make an effort.

Elain must have saw the words bubbling at her lips, and shook her head. She took her hands and squeezed them, looking straight into her teary blue eyes, “The burden is not solely on you. We have all been wrapped up in this idea of mates. In this new information of the bonds being stretched to another person that we forgot what was truly important,”

“To remember who you truly are and invite you in as a member of the family. To know you and your struggles and to get to see you as your own person, and not just as the mate of the High Lord and Lady.”

Amara could feel the tears beginning to build in her eyes.

“I was never a good sister to Feyre...I hope...you’ll allow me to become a good friend...and maybe someday, sister to you” Elain gave her a genuine smile, and Amara couldn’t stop herself.

She threw her arms around Elain and openly cried into her chest.

Elain was startled, but did not hesitate in wrapping her arms around the shaking girl and hold her close. Her own tears blurred her eyes, but only held Amara tighter as she cried.

And she didn’t let go until she stopped.

                                                          ~

Amara hiccuped and held onto Elain, her own head screaming to let go and apologize, but she just didn’t want to.

For the first time, someone was offering to be in her life.

To be her friend.

To act as a sister to her.

Someone cared enough to offer her that.

She wanted to so badly.

But did she really deserve it?

Did she really deserve having someone there who cared enough to take care of her and to care for her?

Her heart wrenched as she felt Elain’s hand softly smoothing out her hair, and she couldn’t help but hiccup and lean closer to her.

This warmth felt so nice. 

It felt so comforting. 

She wanted to trust her. 

But... if she saw what she was like... what she did...

Would she still be so warm? 

She gently tightened her hold on her. 

She was scared to find out. 

                                                          ~

Feyre peeked in on the two of them, and saw how they clung to each other, Amara openly crying into Elain and felt a twinge in her chest.

She never did that, with either of her sisters.

She felt a hand on her shoulder.

Rhys was behind her, and gently tugged her from the door, “I think we owe them both some privacy.”

Feyre sighed softly and followed him back to their room.

“I hope, that if she lets anyone in, it would be Elain” 

“Why Elain? Why not Cassian or even Mor?” 

“I think we both know why it’ll be hard for Cassian, or even you or Azriel...” 

A silent sigh. 

“Mor is... I feel like Mor is too extroverted for her. She shies away from anything away from the rigidness of her own rules. Mor breaks every rule.”

“Well, you’re not wrong” 

“Elain is calm enough, to hopefully get her out of her shell” 

“Does that bother you?”

Feyre thought of the slight twinge in her chest when she saw them together. 

“Not in the slightest” 

“You can’t fool me, Feyre Darling” 

Rhys wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her close, “It’s not wrong to feel that way”

“I don’t feel that way”

“Did I ever mention how cute you are when you pout?”

Feyre turned to him, not pouting, and Rhys kissed her with a soft chuckle. 

“It’s a lot to get used to, but in the end, Elain is the only one who really reached out to her. That’s something... we both have to fix” 

She sighed softly and nodded, knowing he was right.

None of this was easy, but at least she still had her mate and family with her. 

Amara was completely alone here. She had no one she could go to when the burden was too much. 

The thought was sobering. 

“Try and sleep... tomorrow is a new day” 

Feyre looked at her mate, and took a deep breath. 

She wanted to be close to him.

And portrayed such through a deep kiss. 

Rhys wrapped his wings around them both, and laid back onto the bed. 

This was long needed.

                                                         ~

Elain left hours ago, wishing her a good night as she did, but Amara still couldn’t sleep. She just couldn’t relax. 

It felt impossible, the way her thoughts raged on and on. 

With everything that happened, she felt like she was in a whirlwind.

The tenseness at dinner.

The heartfelt talk with Elain. 

The entire situation in and of itself. 

She was at a loss of how to feel.

She wanted to let them in, she wanted to be close to them.

But would they really want the same? 

Knowing how damaged she is. They saw the end results both in the Court and that day at the edge of Velaris. 

She didn’t know what to do. 

How to.... approach this entire thing. 

If she was being honest, they still frightened her to some extent. 

Not in the sense that they would harm her, but they felt so far away from her. 

She was not of noble stock, nor did she have any relatives that had high standing in the Court. 

And here she was, the Inner Circle of the Night Court only doors away from her. 

She felt so out of place. 

She was grateful to get the job as a maid, because it was all she knew to do. 

It was all she found comfort in. 

Something that wouldn’t change, no matter how the area around her changed. 

No matter how she would change. 

She sighed and sat up in bed, kicking off the tangle of blankets and sheets off her legs.

Might as well make herself useful. 

                                                             ~

Rhysand woke up before Feyre, and reveled in the gentle glow of his mate.

She was obviously content. 

He gave her a soft kiss, and decided to give her a small surprise before she awoke.

That is, if she didn’t wake up from him leaving the bed. 

Thankfully she didn’t, and after slipping on appropriate attire, he went downstairs.

And proceeded to reel in shock at what was in front of him. 

The entire living area, and kitchen from what he could see from his angle gleamed.

Cauldron-damned, he could probably see his reflection in the floor if he really looked. 

Turns out he wasn’t the only one in shock. 

Mor had just walked out of the kitchen, looking all around her, “I don’t think this house has ever been this clean”

“I give it ten minutes with Cassian”

Mor scowled at him, and glanced over at the couch, seeming to stare for a few seconds before grinning, “Well. She is gods damned good at her job” 

Rhys curiously made his way to the couch, where Amara was curled up into a tight ball, fast asleep. 

He couldn’t bite back the smile that stretched across his face. 

He took a blanket off of the armchair and laid it over her, before walking to the kitchen and seeing the same level of cleanliness. 

He just softly chuckled to himself before going through what he previously planned. 

                                                         ~

“Good morning Feyre Darling” Rhys purred to his half asleep mate, a tray of food held firmly in his hands. Feyre gave her husband a sleepy smile and sat up in bed, “Well, aren’t I being spoiled?” Rhys sat down next to her and gently sat the tray in her lap. “Eat before it gets too cold or before I get to you” 

Feyre giggled and gently handed him the tray, “At least let me clean myself up”

“I can help with that”

“You are insufferable”

“Only for you darling” 

Feyre laughed and went to the bathroom to go clean herself up. 

                                                        ~

Amara felt sore.

Sore and cramped. 

She whimpered a bit before rubbing her eyes and slowly sat up.

Only to meet a pair of laughing hazel eyes. 

“EEP!” She shrieked and immediately jolted back and away.

Only to fall off the couch. 

Cassian roared with laughter and thought it would be more apt to laugh at her than help her off the floor. 

She was confused to say the least.

Why was she on the couch?

Why was Cassian hovering over her?

Why the hell wasn’t she getting up?

Azriel walked into the room, and saw the pair of them, before sighing and going to help Amara off the floor. 

“Ignore him. He’s an idiot”

Amara bit back her giggle at Cassian’s offended look, and gently got off the floor with Az’s help. 

“Thank you... Azriel” 

Az was slightly surprised at the use of his name but gave her a soft smile and nod. He walked towards the kitchen but not before smacking Cassian upside the head. 

“Can’t you both go two minutes without hitting each other?” Mor’s amused voice sounded off in the kitchen and Az responded, “He deserved it this time” 

“You deserve getting your ass beat Az. It’s long coming” 

Both Illyrians joked around, and Mor seemed completely at ease as they did.

Even Amara couldn’t help but smile at their banter, but said smile was cut off by her yawn. 

She wanted to go back to sleep. 

“Amara? You’re-” Mor’s greeting was cut off by Amara faceplanting back into the couch cushions and she had to bite back a loud laugh.

“Yep, she definitely belongs here” 

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hi i want to talk abt foi bc its legit among the coolest things ive done; this is long as Fuck but the book is longer i just really wanna talk,, abt this,,

it’s a high fantasy set on the northernmost side of a huge desert (a sea borders its northern side; beyond the sea is a country filled with plains and forests)

there were seven tribes (i still need to look up definitions and see if thats the most accurate term for what im goin for; im thinking abt just using ‘city’ tbh but yknow) in the desert:

-the riches tribe, whose people could shape gemstones and metals (think metalbending but add precious stones in the mix; each person can only control one thing and ur power is usually decided by the stars or some shit)

-the elements tribe, who could control the forces of wind, fire, water, or stone (now LITERALLY think atla; powers are passed down genetically and a few people can control two elements if their parents controlled different ones)

-the land, sky, and sea tribes, who could control animals related to their tribe (land tribe ppl can also learn to turn into their favored animal, sky tribe ppl grow wings as toddlers, sea tribe ppl can breathe underwater & usually live in the sea on the northern border of the desert bc they dont do well on land; powers are decided based on the animals’ preferences – e.g. if ravens had a specific affinity for a kid in the sky tribe the kid would grow raven wings and be able to communicate with and eventually control ravens)

-the time and space tribes, who destroyed each other 60 years ago, and have the power to speed, slow, or even stop time during the hour of their birth, or manifest physical objects from glowing blue energy that makes up everything in the world (also can see in the dark, i guess?)

60 years ago, a huge war happened between the seven tribes, wiping out the space tribe completely (except for one person; more on that later) and destroying all but 200 of the time tribe, who repopulated to about 1,000, and ruining a Lot of stuff in the other five tribes. for the most part the remaining 5 tribes (minus the time tribe for Reasons) have rebuilt themselves but hints of the past war linger. no one is aware that the time tribe survived (they rebuilt their city FAR from the original location). the time and space tribes faded from public consciousness pretty quickly since all their historical records were destroyed; most of the knowledge about them now is legends and myths

in the present day, 5 children (one from each of the remaining tribes) who lost various loved ones to the same glowing blue knives (created, ofc, by the surviving member of the space tribe, ebon (…courtesy of 2012 me’s genius naming skills, they’re all gonna be like this it’s part of the aesthetic), though the kids dont know that or even recognize it as a space tribe power) are approached by an old man (guess who! its ebon) who claims to be the last surviving member of the space tribe and apparently has evidence that the time tribe is plotting revenge and theyre the ones that killed the kids’ families and he speaks of a supposed prophecy that 5 kids who the time tribe had stolen from are gonna defeat the time tribe once and for all

the kids (and at this point, hopefully the reader too) are the wrong kind of genre savvy, and believe they’ve been approached by gandalf or some shit, and each end up Accepting The Call

(meanwhile back at the time tribe, the king and his rebellious teenage son talk about the future of the time tribe. teenage son, midnight (heyy GUESS what hour hes able to use his powers) learns to use Time Powers that are suspiciously dissimilar to the ones ebon was talking abt the ppl from the time tribe being able to use. midnight uses his powers to get more sleep bc his dad kinda overworks the shit out of him bc like the future of this horrifically unstable and tiny city is in midnight’s hands, basically, and we learn that Its Dangerous bc if u get stuck slowing down/speeding up time after ur 1 hour is up u basically become Time Tobias and ur trapped like that Until You Die)

if uve made it this far i think its time for a proper introduction to the 6 protags of part 1 (another is added in part 2 but we’re not there yet)

-eagle, from the sky tribe, a Massive Fuckin Jock Who Loves To Sport. shes 14 and pretty athletic but tends to chicken out when shit gets tough and so never makes it to the Fly Sport Playoffs. shes a Massive Optimist at first but then she finds her parents dead (hint: it was ebon). she deals with this throughout the novel i hope im writing her well lmao because i wanted it to have a Legit Impact on her character and not just be angst. A N Y W A Y she instantly pegs ash and emerald as The Rich Kids (ash is legit a rich kid, emerald is just from the riches tribe where they traditionally sew gems and shit into their clothes) and judges em for it

-snake, from the land tribe, a 13yo, Lonely Autistic who loves reptiles. (ok i mean. this is high fantasy and im really not sure if autism is a diagnosis in high fantasy. ive done my absolute best to code her as autistic and she is in fact autistic i just dont say it in canon bc idk how to bring it up) ppl dont like her at first because she comes across as cold but actually shes like the most adorable fuckin dork youve ever seen shes great. she doesnt talk hardly at all unless shes Super Comfortable around the people shes with, which is a challenge for me to write but tbqh shes my absolute favorite of the bunch,, also her only friend ever was a thief named lore who was (supposedly) killed by GUESS FUCKEN WHO

-ash, the 14yo daughter of one of the 4 ruling families of the elements tribe. her family’s genetic power is fire but she could never figure it out (later she discovers her power is actually water; im…..still figuring out how that works genetically she might just be adopted lmao) ebon brought her the news of her parents’ deaths and managed to kill her little sister while her back was turned; somehow she does not suspect him. shes kind of a snob and doesnt really /get/ the rest of the group and comes across pretty rude at first. (also, she and eagle deal w their very recent grief very differently but idk her exact Grief Arc yet)

-emerald, who i think is? 12? 13? i cant remember but somewhere around there; shes from the riches tribe, was orphaned as a toddler and raised by supposedly extinct desert dragons (which are basically 12-20ft desert iguanas), which were all wiped out horribly by more of ebon’s shit space weapons. she lived with ash’s family for a while when they were years younger but eventually emerald got blamed for ash’s lack of control over fire and was forced to leave, she found the riches tribe and discovered that she could metalbend emeralds lmao. shes a storyteller and raises money for orphans now i guess

-shark, a scrappy homeless 10yo from the sea tribe who will steal anything shiny enough. he has pointy teeth and an eyepatch (which covers a golden sphere in place of his eye) and hes reckless as fuKC. he was too young to remember his parents but when questioned about it he remembers blue knives (GUESS WHO). hes pretty unaware that sharks are infact chaotic neutral sea predators who do not give a shit about him even if he can communicate with them and he starts the novel with a Pretty Serious Bite Injury™. he takes a lot of shit apart and puts it back together in horrifying ways. yknow sid from toy story? basically thats shark if sid lived underwater and was portrayed as a fundamentally good person

-midnight, the 16yo prince of the time tribe, a Rebellious Teen™ who doesnt want responsibility and has Horrible Insomnia. he thinks his dad is Evil And Controlling and probably listens to heavy metal behind his back (meanwhile his dad is actually pretty decent just busy as Fuck trying to keep the time tribe from accidentally inbreeding collapsing and trying to show midnight how to lead; hes overprotective but not evil). he broke a pattern of various people born at midnight/noon alternating every century and people think hes Destined For Greatness™ or some shit; he is having absolutely none of that will someone let this child sleep instead of waking him up in the middle of the night to practice magic

anyway yea thats p much all ive edited so far and tbqh i dont remember a whole lot of details but That Is My Book!

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Let’s Talk About Movies: Why “Confessions of a Shopaholic” is a Fantastic Dramatic Comedy

by: C.E.Parker

Movie: Confessions of a Shopaholic

Rating: PG

Release Date: February 13th, 2009

Genre Listed on Popular Platforms: Romantic Comedy, Family

My Argued Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance(Sub-Genre)

Film Duration: 1hr 44mins

Word Count(For My Review): 2,727

Yes, you read that title right. A Dramatic Comedy - also less popularly known as a “Dramedy”.

Also, warning: Spoilers are ahead.

For my first official movie review, I’m going to talk about the 2009 film “Confessions of a Shopaholic”. However, let me tell you a bit about me before jumping into the actual review.

First off, I’m writing an informal essay because there should never be a formal review of anything. This is just me, getting real with you, and telling you my thoughts and opinions of things. You can agree with me, or you can feel the exact opposite. In fact, if you feel differently about anything I say, feel free to let me know - I love hearing other thoughts and opinions.

Another thing to know about me, I hate romance movies. I hate the romance genre as a whole. It should never be considered a stand-alone genre because romance is just a type of platform for character development, and relationship development. Romance is a sub-genre. It should always stay in the sub-genre category because the main genre is what’s supposed to define the movie/book/etc.

Here’s some ground rules I have for aspiring writers who plan to write a story that’s entirely based around Romance:

DON’T.

Just, no. Scrap that and throw it in the fire if you have to.

A story should never just be about a character’s relationship with another character (or characters). A story needs to have something that drives the protagonist on some sort of journey, whether it’s trying to save the world, or just self discovery. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is arguably the worst book ever written, because the story drives around a romantic(?) plot.

Let me explain: Anastasia Steele; what do we know about her? She’s a grad student, and she interviews Christian Grey for her friend who is unable to do it. She bites her lip a lot, and is easily manipulated into questionable situations, and that’s about it. That’s all we know about her. Sure, she likes to read and write, but what else is there? She has no personality. Every time there’s an opportunity to learn something about her, the story takes a U turn back to her relationship with a hot rich guy who’s into some weird kinky stuff. Christian Grey is more fascinating than Anastasia, and she’s supposed to be the goddamned protagonist - not him.

Sure, maybe if you don’t want to read quality content with proper development, then go ahead and read that book. Some people prefer to only read about romance and nothing else, but I personally can’t stand it. I can’t tolerate them because suddenly the protagonists of these types of stories become Mary Sues.

Anastasia is the definition of a Mary Sue, and Mary Sue’s are the worst. If you don’t already know, a Mary Sue is basically just a perfect character with very little or no flaws, and no conflicts that they have to concur - or goals they need to achieve. Anastasia has no goals in life - at least, none that we know of - and her only flaw I can think of is that she’s easily manipulated.

But the protagonist in “Confessions of a Shopaholic” is the exact opposite of a Mary Sue, and that’s because the romance is kept as a sub-plot. I’ll say it as a cliche so you can understand what I’m saying: Romance is supposed to be like the icing on a cake. So when romance is used as the main plot, you’re just eating a cake made entirely of icing - and that gets unbearable after a few bites.

Now that I got all of that off of my chest, let’s go onwards to my review!

I was pleasantly surprised when I scrolled through Netflix and found a movie I once enjoyed as a kid; Confessions of a Shopaholic. I decided to watch this movie out of curiosity, to see if I only liked it back then because I was willing to watch anything in front of my face at the time. Now that I’m older and have seen too many movies to count, I have more acquired tastes than I did as a child.

After watching the movie a few nights ago, I turned it off and laid down in my bed, ready to wake up at 5:30am for work the next morning. However, I couldn’t sleep. An irrelevant fact about me; I have insomnia, and one of the reasons why I might have it is because I’ve always over analyzed the shit out of everything. So when I was in bed that night, I was stricken with the epiphany that I loved this movie. I was trying to mentally argue with myself, but I’d always be able to rebuttal my own argument with but’s and well’s, and eventually I succumbed to accepting that this movie is arguably one of my favourites of all time.

So here I am, ready to argue to you that this is the best Dramatic Comedy ever made. Why? Because the romance is a sub-plot.

The movie is about Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher), a journalist who aspires to work for her dream fashion magazine called Allite. This idea is relevant to the year the movie was released. But if it were released in 2017, it’d be about a woman wanting to work for a platform like Buzzfeed or something.

Anyways, Rebecca Bloomwood is working for a gardening magazine when we see her at the start of the film, and she’s on her way to an interview with Allite. Oh, and she’s obsessed with shopping. She has too many credit cards, and she buys anything she sees since the store mannequins come to life and call her in like a siren. I could make a whole theory about how she might be schizophrenic, but that’s not really the focused subject-matter for a movie review.

On her way to the interview, she sees a beautiful green scarf on display, and the mannequin sells it to her. She’s easily convinced to buy it, and uses all of her credit cards and a fifty dollar bill to pay for it, and yet she still doesn’t have enough to buy it. She runs out to the street, and asks the hotdog guy to spare some cash for her - completely cutting off everyone in line. After begging for money and making up a bullshit story that it’s for her freezing poor aunt, a 20 dollar bill is shoved into camera view. The man she cut in front of offers her the money just to get her out of his way so he can get his precious hotdog. She buys the scarf, and goes to Allite, but the job was given to a taller, blonde, and perfect woman before she even got a chance with an interview.

Rebecca is given advice from the male secretary to go to another magazine that’s a part of the same branch. That way, she can work her way up to Allite by starting off somewhere less appealing to her. The magazine looking for journalists is a savings magazine (the irony is hilarious) and she finds out that the editor is a man named Lucas Brandon (Hugh Dancy) - who just so happens to be the hotdog guy who gave her 20 bucks for a scarf she was trying to get for her freezing aunt.

She has a horribly awkward interview, and it ends with him scribbling her name off of the sheet, and her leaving shameful for lying to him about the green scarf.

The garden magazine she works for shuts down without telling their employees, so now she’s unemployed and drowning in debt. Her roommate and best friend offers her help, and she ends up drunkenly writing two letters. One, is a detailed piece on clothing prices being inconvenient addressed to Allite in hopes of getting a job. Two, is a twenty dollar bill and a detailed description on how Lucas can “stick it up his ass”.

Rebecca gets a call the next day from Lucas from the Savings magazine, saying how he loved her piece on clothing prices and offers her a job. She instantly freaks out, realizing she mislabelled the mail and accidentally sent Allite twenty dollars while telling them to stick it up their ass.

She gets the mail back before the woman in charge can read it, and she accepts the job offer at the Savings magazine.

Now, I don’t want to just explain the entire plot step by step, but that is essentially the first thirty minutes of the film - AKA, ACT ONE. What do we learn about Rebecca? We know she’s a writer, and that she’s also willing to lie to get what she wants. She’s quirky and awkward, but she also has a horrible addiction to shopping that has driven her to be over ten thousand dollars in debt. She’s also a hard worker and knows her goal. The choice she makes to drive her journey forward is accepting the job at the savings magazine. Rebecca Bloomwood is fascinating because she has a personality.

Throughout ACT TWO, we find Rebecca building up her career as she becomes the famous “Girl In The Green Scarf” - the name chosen by her boss, Lucas. She writes good financial advice for the readers of the magazine, and ends up becoming a worldwide phenomena. Her relationships thrive as she builds a strong friendship with her boss. Eventually, her friendship with her boss turns into romance, and it’s done so naturally. (SIDE NOTE: The scene where Lucas confesses his feelings for Rebecca is extremely cheesy, but it’s the only thing slightly unbearable to watch in the entire film.)

While this is happening, her shopping addiction is getting progressively worse. The movie portrays it as humorous, but it’s no longer funny when she hits rock bottom - losing everyone but her parents.

This movie is extremely funny, but it has a dark undertone about a person trying to get over a mental addiction. Rebecca is obviously depressed, and she uses shopping as a way to bring a brief moment of bliss. It’s like taking a drug injection. She gets a moment of high, but then it immediately goes away, making her feel worse than before she took her dose of pure bliss.

But then she saves herself by selling all of her unneeded clothes (she even sells the famous green scarf) to make enough money to pay back her debt. She turns down a job offer to Allite because she learns that she never truly wanted that job since it was just like shopping - it would make her happy for a moment, but then her bliss would soon disappear.

At the very end, she is no longer phased by the mannequins that scarily come to life, and she no longer sees them trying to be a siren call to her anymore. She ends up feeling eternal bliss in her personal achievement. The whole time, the movie tricked you into thinking her goal was to work at Allite, but in actuality, it was to cure her addiction problem. The joy she feels from being able to say “no, I don’t need it” lasts longer, therefore making her happy.

Then we see Lucas, who has the green scarf, and is standing there next to the stores in front of her. She ends up in a relationship with him, and describes him as being better than any store or credit card because he never denies or rejects her. She even inspired him to quit his job and open his own company that she ends up working at with him.

Why did I love this movie? Well I grade movies in three different categories:

Technical

Story

Entertainment

Technically, it was good. The movie was visually appealing with no awkward camera angles, and the performances were done convincingly well. I was surprised Hugh Dancy was the love interest in this film. I didn’t really know who he was before I saw Hannibal, So seeing this movie after watching that show gave me a whole new perspective on him as an actor. He can obviously play various roles, and is well rounded with no limits to what he’s willing to do. Isla Fisher also did a good performance buy keeping her character real and relatable. The soundtrack was very subtle and stayed in the background being almost unnoticeable/not distracting. My favourite shot was the ending where the screen fades to black, but the green scarf stays on camera, emphasizing it’s symbolism of her achievements in the movie. They seemed to put more of their focus on the other two aspects which is why I’m giving this section a 6/10.

The story was incredible, It had me laughing hysterically for most of the film. There’s a few scenes in particular I’ll never forget, like when Rebecca and Lucas were dancing, and she kept smacking him in the face with her fan by accident. Or when he first hired her and asked her to find a good angle, and immediately afterwards she Googles “What are good angles”. But, a lot of the things I were laughing at were the corny scenes. Specifically, the scene where he confesses his feelings for her. It was really rushed - not the development, per se, but the scene itself was what was rushed. It was maybe a 1-2 minute scene on the balcony of a building, and they exchange maybe a total of 7 sentences overall to each other in the scene. The scene should have been presented differently, and they maybe shouldn’t have them kiss there either. I really loved the conflict with her addiction, and that was what made me fall in love with this movie. It was showing a real person struggling with a real problem people could relate to. Another thing I loved about this was how the romance was left as a nice icing on top to a story - which is what it’s supposed to be. The love interest was, technically shoved into our face with how the 20 dollar bill took up the whole camera for a moment. But regardless of the camera technique, he was introduced very subtly. It was enough to allow the audience to know that we may see this guy again, but they didn’t shove it into your face all slow motion like, “This is the love of her life right here.” They also allowed their relationship to grow at a natural pace, but the confession scene was just a mess. I wish they put the same effort into the confession scene as they did with their development as a whole. I also love the symbolism! The scarf seems to symbolize Rebecca and Lucas’ relationship, but it also symbolises her achievements, and the overall message about consuming oneself into materialistic things. Since there were some unbearable corny scenes, I’m giving this section a 7/10.

Latsly, the entertainment value. Did I enjoy watching the movie? Yes I did. Sure, it was a bit of a guilty pleasure at times since most of the jokes were incredibly cheesy. But I really enjoyed how in depth this movie really is if you pay attention. The corniness is purposely masking the depressing aspect since that’s exactly what the main character is doing herself. She’s trying to hide how depressed she is from everyone by allowing herself to stay quirky, and giving herself a high off of shopping to keep herself happy and content. I’m giving this section an 8/10

Overall, I give this movie a 70% as my critical rating. However, this movie has slipped its way into my heart, and is now a movie I’d recommend to people. If anyone asks me some good movies with a good romance, this will definitely be on that list I’d give them.

More reviews will come, but please remember: nobody’s opinion on a movie matters except for your own. The only person who can truly convince you of something is yourself.

[panszy]

but  ok seriously now i’m tired enough to ramble and not care i’m just gonna talk about undertale and how much it and its characters have changed my life for the better

ok so for the past few hours i’ve been scrolling through undertale blogs and i found a post and it just....clicked as to a big reason why i love it so much: the entire fucking game is about love. and not just romantic, it covers all kinds of love, the entire fucking point of the game at least to me is love. and this wont be coherent because it’s nearly 4 in the fucking morning and i need to sleep but it makes it one of the most heartwarming pieces of media i’ve ever seen (and become fully invested in as a result), the friendship between the characters is heartwarming, the sibling love between the skeleton brothers and royal family sblings is heartwarming, the parental love over frisk and asriel and chara is heartwarming (and heartbreaking...). and everything is so fucking human??? like i cant describe it properly really but i can read hundreds of books and not connect to characters like i do in this video game because everyone is so well rounded and have proper personalities rather than just a few character traits, it’s the way i’ve always wanted to be able to write, the personalities they have and the love they have for each other is beautiful and it’s everything to me because it’s so real???

also my favourite character is papyrus (followed by sans and undyne, who i love equally for different reasons i will probably ramble abt all three who knows??) and oh my god can i just say how much i love this character??? for being so positive all the fucking time and seeing the best in literally everyone he comes across and he’s so sweet but holy fuck it’s his optimism that really gets me because like....if you take away my depression (or not actually?? i get through it every time for a reason lmao) i’m actually also quite an optimistic person who’s able to see the good in literally everyone i meet (like i also genuinely don’t hate anyone) and sometimes it bites me in the ass, and people see it as stupid but papyrus has helped me so much to realise that it’s...not stupid??? i’m well aware that some people suck but sometimes they just need a chance?? and if they fuck up well, that’s it, but they deserve the chance right?? but also everyone treats papyrus like an innocent baby who needs to be protected, and as someone who is often talked down to because i’m optimistic and idealistic and empathetic and let my emotions guide me i can really see why papyrus is actually pretty insecure because being talked at like you’re a kid when you’re an adult feels awful!! the only thing i genuinely properly dislike about papyrus is how much he lies, how much he keeps a face up and pretends to know less than he does around his brother, how often he pretends to like things he doesnt to impress people. but like, even that’s ok because i get why he does it (lonely...) and he’s hardly gonna be flawless, there’s traits in everyone including myself that i dislike, and it feels so well rounded...like ppl often reduce his character to ‘his main character flaw is stupid’ and he’s not stupid but thats beside the point - it’s also not a character flaw like at all. and oh my god i just love him so much he brightens everything up, he’s who i aspire to be is2g (ok maybe just the core of who he is is inspiring to me - his kindess, empathy, optimism, seemingly endless). he also says things that doesnt make sense and i do the same thing, i think weirdly and my friends often ask me what the hell i’m talking about, and i jsut connect to him so much??? so so much 

and fuck fuck fuck i really wanna talk about papyrus and sans because like....ok as a character i love sans, he’s my second favourite along with undyne, i do connect with him less but he’s very interesting (he’s a little overrated and mischaracterised by the fandom sometimes but i’ll let that go for now), and m a n do i connect to his laziness lmao (it’s not just caused by his depression i will fight u on this, i don’t think it helps obviously but as someone who’s depressed AND lazy i can relate on a personal level to him in that sense), but he is funny - not necessarily the awful skeleton puns but like in the ‘oh if you insist on prying me away from my work’ kinda funny, snarky asshole - and i actually really like that he’s a bit of an asshole, he likes to screw with people and he’s won’t fight you unless you’re literally going to end the entire world along with every single timeline (again though, i can really sympathise and get why he’s like this even tho i don’t really relate because he is so fucking well written), but i love that he loves papyrus so fucking much. like i’m a massive sucker for strong sibling relationships (the baudelaire orphans, the way brothers) and this just...oh man, i’m not the biggest fan of the way sans is portrayed in the fandom either but when people who agree with me on that argue that sans doesn’t even care about his brother it infuriates me because that’s...so....wrong??? papyrus is his entire fucking world, the game make that very clear, p much all he talks about is how great his brother is and it’s so cute and blindingly obvious that he means every word he says about that (even if that’s the only thing he doesn’t fuckin lie about lmao...). but i also love this relationship because they balance each other out so much, papyrus tries his best to get sans to get his life together - nagging him constantly, getting him an actual job therefore getting him out of the house, etc - but i think papyrus is also an optimist to sans’ pessimism and nihilism (for lack of a better word - depression i guess) and i think it helps sans quite a lot, or at least is something that makes him genuinely happy when he’s lost all hope. and on the flip side, sans is constantly saying really little things to pick papyrus back up when his mask of self confidence is slipping, and it’s very subtle - the main one i can think of atm is (paraphrasing) ‘me? right about something? come on bro’ or something after papyrus shows self doubt about his puzzles in the genocide route - that’s one of the more obvious ones i think but it’s there p much throughout, and god help my lack of being able to explain things because i can’t put it into words as to why i think this or why i love it so much but i think it really helps papyrus emotionally. THEN you’ve got the bad points, like the lies they constantly tell to each other and how they never fuckign open up to each other (they just project their emotional problems onto you lmao) and ohhh man the relationship between those two.... i could go on forever but i’ll shut up now 

i’ve been rambling for half an hour so i’ll keep the thing about undyne shorter hopefully (nearly half 4 in the morning...fuck... .and i have shit to do tomorrow like this essay.....god) but oh man oh MAN i really love her as well?? so passionate and so PROUD of it, she’s so completely unafraid of being herself (so unlike two of the people she’s closest to - papyrus and alphys), she’s such a fun character and i relate to how passionate she is and can i also just say i LOVE hers and papyrus’s friendship nearly on par with papyrus and sans’s sibling relationship, funnily enough she also treats him like a kid like sans does but she’s very kind and it’s obvious that she cares deeply for papyrus, and their phone calls made me laugh so much (the fucking hot pants one actually made me cry with laughter, it was brilliant), she’s so much fun i love her so much 

im leaving it there but this fucking video game it’s actually changed me for the better it’s quite literally my favourite thing on the planet atm, it’s gorgeous and i love it with every inch of my heart bless this fucking game i cant even put into words how much i love it it’s just!!! my god!!!!! 

i genuinely havent felt like this about something since i got into mcr over 6 years ago, if that doesnt say how much i love it then nothing will tbh